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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Max criticizes Sam about his contributions to the family, what does Sam suggest that Max do?
(a) Sam suggests that Max get over his resentment.
(b) Sam suggests that Max finish washing the dishes.
(c) Sam suggests they all go to a football game.
(d) Sam suggests they wake everyone up.

2. Who does Sam say was a hard worker and a fast learner?
(a) Jessie
(b) Joey
(c) Himself (Max)
(d) MacGregor

3. According to Max, when his father was dying, what did he tell Max to do?
(a) He told Max not to let Sam get away with anything.
(b) He told Max where to find money he had hidden.
(c) He told Max to take care of his brothers.
(d) He told Max to sell the house.

4. After he reminisces, what does Max ask Sam?
(a) Max asks Sam when he's going to work.
(b) Max asks Sam to stop whistling.
(c) Max asks Sam to wash the breakfast dishes.
(d) Max asks Sam to give him a few bucks.

5. What kind of response does Max get from the family to his question about the surprising appearance of his son and a woman Max does not know, suddenly standing in his living room?
(a) Everyone starts talking at once.
(b) Lenny apologizes.
(c) Joey leaves.
(d) No one says anything.

6. After the conversation with Ruth in which he asks her to go home with him, what does Teddy do?
(a) He goes to look for his father.
(b) He goes out the front door.
(c) He slaps her before going into the kitchen.
(d) He goes upstairs to pack.

7. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what emotion of Sam's does Max say he doesn't understand?
(a) Guilt
(b) Jealousy
(c) Resentment
(d) Anger

8. After Lenny mocks Teddy's inability to answer his question, what subject does the conversation change to?
(a) Violence in families
(b) The high price of clothing
(c) How words and actions relate to each other
(d) The importance of the study of anantomy

9. On the morning after Teddy and Ruth's arrival, what does Max invite Joey to do in the afternoon?
(a) Drive to the ocean.
(b) Go to the horse races.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Go to a football game.

10. What does Ruth say Teddy was nervous about before they came to the family home for this visit?
(a) Ruth says Teddy was nervous that Max wouldn't like her.
(b) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about seeing his family.
(c) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about the money they spent on the trip.
(d) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about traveling.

11. How does Joey respond to Max's invitation to spend the afternoon with him?
(a) Joey says he has to do an errand for Sam.
(b) Joey says he has to work on his car.
(c) Joey says he has to repair the roof.
(d) Joey says he has to train.

12. After questioning Teddy , what does Max say about Ruth?
(a) She should leave.
(b) She is a woman of feeling.
(c) She is a good cook.
(d) She is lucky Teddy married her.

13. When trying to convince her to go home with him, what does Teddy remind Ruth of?
(a) He reminds her about her sons.
(b) He talks about taking a new trip.
(c) He says she is making a poor impression on his family.
(d) He tells her about his childhood.

14. What two characters are up early the next morning at the opening of Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Teddy and Ruth
(b) Sam and Joey
(c) Joey and Max
(d) Lenny and Joey

15. What comparison does Ruth use in her discussion with Lenny after Teddy has been mocked by Lenny?
(a) The love of a boy for his horse
(b) the setting of the sun and the emergence of the stars
(c) The relationship between the movement of her leg and the movement of her underwear
(d) The seeds in a pod and the growth of a tree

Short Answer Questions

1. In reminiscing after lunch, what does Max refer to Jessie as?

2. Just after Teddy comes downstairs on the afternoon of their second day at the house, what do Lenny and Ruth do as Teddy watches?

3. While Max is questioning Teddy about when he plans to leave, how does Joey interact with Ruth?

4. Why does Max collapse after he verbally abuses Ruth for the first time?

5. When Max realizes that Teddy and Ruth are not going to be thrown out of his house, what does Max do?

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