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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Teddy and Ruth come downstairs and Max sees them for the first time, what does he want to know?
(a) If anyone knew Teddy and Ruth were in the house
(b) If someone gave Teddy and Ruth breakfast
(c) If Lenny and Joey had made too much noise during the night
(d) If Sam had given Teddy and Ruth a wedding gift

3. What is the nature of the family business?
(a) Mechanic
(b) Butcher
(c) Plumber
(d) Printer

4. When Teddy comes downstairs after his father and brothers have come home from the gym, what does Max ask him?
(a) If he will put out the fire in the fireplace
(b) If he is going to fight his brothers
(c) If he's leaving soon
(d) If he's going to pay rent on the room he's using

5. Just after Teddy comes downstairs on the afternoon of their second day at the house, what do Lenny and Ruth do as Teddy watches?
(a) They look at photos together.
(b) They go into the kitchen together.
(c) They slow dance and kiss.
(d) They light a fire in the fireplace.

6. What is Sam doing in the kitchen during Max's and Joey's discussion about going out together?
(a) Sam is repairing the radio.
(b) Sam is chopping carrots.
(c) Sam is washing the dishes.
(d) Sam is talking to Lenny.

7. Why does Max collapse after he verbally abuses Ruth for the first time?
(a) Max collapses from his heart ailment.
(b) Max collapses from the exertion of hitting Joey.
(c) Max collapses when he sees he is cut badly.
(d) Max collapses from grief.

8. According to Max, what made Sam a bad son?
(a) He stole money from his father.
(b) He didn't help take care of his father when he was dying.
(c) He was useless in the family business.
(d) He never came to see his parents.

9. On the morning after Teddy and Ruth's arrival, just before Max invites Joey to go out with him for the afternoon, what does Max complain about?
(a) Max complains that he is the only one bringing in any money.
(b) Max complains about the noise last night.
(c) Max says he is not feeling well.
(d) Max says he hates every room in the house.

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

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

12. When Max and Joey leave after the conversation between Lenny and Ruth, who goes with them?
(a) Sam
(b) Lenny
(c) MacGregor
(d) Jessie

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

14. When Lenny re-enters the room after Teddy and Ruth have had their private discussion, what kind of small talk does Ruth engage in with Lenny?
(a) She talks about an article she read in the paper.
(b) She talks about how the living room is decorated.
(c) She talks about how the weather is changing.
(d) She talks about a certain kind of shoe she is fond of.

15. What does Ruth tell Lenny about her life before she married Teddy?
(a) She says she was a school teacher.
(b) She says she was a photographic model.
(c) She says she used to always go out in the evenings.
(d) She says she used to think she would never marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After lunch, Max abruptly turns his attention from reminiscing to Sam. Who does he compare Sam to?

2. Ruth reveals to Lenny that she was born where?

3. Which of the following characters has been discussed but has never appeared on stage?

4. What do Sam, Teddy. Joey, and Lenny do after Max physically abuses Sam?

5. After Sam leaves for work, what comment does Max make to Teddy about his wedding?

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