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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what does Max accuse Sam of doing?
(a) Breaking the radio
(b) Taking other people's sides
(c) Forgetting to pick up the groceries
(d) Making noise out of resentment

2. After Ruth falls onto the floor, what does she ask for?
(a) Something to eat and drink
(b) An ice pack
(c) Help getting up
(d) Some understanding

3. Just before the end of Act Two, Scene 1, What does Teddy give a long speech about?
(a) How families shouldn't argue
(b) How his mother would be proud of him
(c) Why he needs to leave
(d) How important his works are

4. While Max is questioning Teddy about when he plans to leave, how does Lenny interact with Ruth?
(a) He helps her open the window.
(b) He gives her a gift.
(c) He brings her a sandwich.
(d) He strokes Ruth's hair.

5. When Teddy and Ruth are left alone in the living room, how does he try to convince her to go home with him?
(a) He tells her that she could get her old job back.
(b) He reminds her about her sons.
(c) He says she is making a poor impression on his family.
(d) He tells her he wants to leave.

6. In his long speech, what does Tedd say he won't do?
(a) Stoop to his family's level
(b) Come back again to see the family
(c) Become lost in his family's lives
(d) Give his family anything

7. What is Ruth's response when Teddy asks her to go home?
(a) She tries to reason with him.
(b) She shouts at him to leave her alone.
(c) She is non-committal and almost non-responsive.
(d) She hugs him.

8. In his long speech, what does Teddy say about his family's intelligence level?
(a) They are bright but uneducated.
(b) They don't have the capacity to understand his writing.
(c) They are unintelligent.
(d) They misunderstand everything.

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 says he is not feeling well.
(b) Max says he hates every room in the house.
(c) Max complains that he is the only one bringing in any money.
(d) Max complains about the noise last night.

10. How many children does Ruth have?
(a) One
(b) None
(c) Three
(d) Two

11. When Max asks Teddy if he wants to cuddle and kiss his father, what does Max tell the rest of the family about Teddy?
(a) Max says that Teddy still loves his father.
(b) Max says that Teddy and Ruth are not actually married.
(c) Max says that Teddy is going to stay a long time.
(d) Max says that Teddy is smart.

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

13. In the conversation after lunch, what happens when Teddy can't answer the question Lenny asks him?
(a) Lenny pushes Teddy harder and begins to mock him.
(b) Lenny asks Ruth to answer the question for Teddy.
(c) Lenny tells Teddy to take his time answering.
(d) Lenny tells Teddy to forget about the question.

14. After his collapse, Max talks with Ruth about her children and then asks Teddy to do what?
(a) Max asks Teddy to stay for a few more days.
(b) Max asks Teddy to give the family some money.
(c) Max asks Teddy to take Ruth out of the house.
(d) Max asks Teddy if he wants to cuddle and kiss his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam do before he leaves for work after lunch?

2. What does Max do to Sam when Sam tries to help Max after he collapses?

3. When Max and Joey leave after the conversation between Lenny and Ruth, who goes with them?

4. After the conversation with Ruth in which he asks her to go home with him, what does Teddy do?

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

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