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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Max recovers from his collapse, what does he ask Ruth?
(a) Max asks Ruth if she is a mother.
(b) Max asks Ruth to get him an ice bag.
(c) Max asks Ruth if she plans to leave soon.
(d) Max asks Ruth why she got involved with Teddy.

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?
(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.

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

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

5. After lunch, Max abruptly turns his attention from reminiscing to Sam. Who does he compare Sam to?
(a) Teddy
(b) A famous boxer
(c) MacGregor
(d) Himself (Max)

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

7. After Ruth tells Lenny where she was born, where does Max tell Joey he needs to go?
(a) To the gym
(b) To school
(c) To the football game
(d) To the market

8. 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.

9. When Max realizes that Teddy and Ruth are not going to be thrown out of his house, what does Max do?
(a) Max tries to throw Ruth out the door.
(b) Max throws a dish at the wall.
(c) Max yells at Teddy.
(d) Max hits Joey.

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

11. What does Sam do when Max collapses after verbally abusing Ruth?
(a) Sam goes out the door.
(b) Sam picks up the broken dishes.
(c) Sam yells at Joey.
(d) Sam goes to help Max.

12. While Max is questioning Teddy about when he plans to leave, how does Joey interact with Ruth?
(a) He helps her light the fire.
(b) He shows her his watch.
(c) He pours her a drink.
(d) He lies on top of Ruth.

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

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

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Teddy comes downstairs after his father and brothers have come home from the gym, what does Max ask him?

2. What does Joey say when Max tells him that he will have time to do what he needs to do and still be able to go with Max?

3. When Max sees Ruth for the first time, what does he ask Teddy?

4. According to Max, what made Sam a bad son?

5. Just before the end of Act Two, Scene 1, What does Teddy give a long speech about?

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