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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Teddy and Ruth first arrive at the family home, what does Ruth say she is feeling?
(a) Very tired
(b) Very bored
(c) Very cold
(d) Very excited

2. How long does Teddy tell Lenny he will be staying?
(a) As long as he needs to
(b) A few days
(c) A week
(d) Overnight

3. When Lenny comes downstairs, what reason does he give for not being able to sleep?
(a) Lenny says he is too worried to sleep.
(b) Lenny says there is something ticking that is keeping him awake.
(c) Lenny says he is having nightmares.
(d) Lenny says it is too cold in his room.

4. How does Max taunt Joey?
(a) Max says Joey is overweight.
(b) Max says Joey will never have a good job.
(c) Max says Joey has few skills for his sport.
(d) Max says Joey has no girlfriends.

5. In what sport does Joey participate?
(a) Football
(b) Baseball
(c) Tennis
(d) Boxing

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Max respond to Lenny's question right after Max wakes up?

2. Aside from Teddy's education, why does Lenny say he envies Teddy?

3. What does Lenny ask Ruth to do?

4. Who was Jessie?

5. When Max comes downstairs, what does he say woke him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lenny says he envies Teddy for what reasons?

2. Explain how Sam feels about his performance at work.

3. Which characters, although not seen onstage, are mentioned frequently throughout the play, and how is each related to Max?

4. "The Homecoming" takes place in an old London house where four men live. Who are these men and how are they related to each other?

5. Why does Lenny say he is angry at Ruth for calling him by his full name, Leonard?

6. When Max comes downstairs complaining of noise, what kind of an explanation does Lenny give?

7. What conflicting information does Max give about MacGregor (his father)?

8. What does Max say about his understanding of female horses?

9. When Lenny first greets his brother, why does the conversation involve a clock?

10. What story Lenny tells Ruth after he has asked to hold her hand?

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