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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 he first appears in the play, Max enters the living room and is looking for a scissor for what reason?
(a) He plans to use them to threaten Lenny.
(b) He wants to cut something out of the paper.
(c) He needs to open a package.
(d) He wants to trim his hair.

2. When Max comes downstairs, what does he say woke him?
(a) Teddy and Ruth arguing
(b) Loud music coming from the radio
(c) Joey and Lenny arguing
(d) Lenny shouting at Ruth as she leaves.

3. Which character has been on stage all through the first scene of the play?
(a) Max
(b) Joey
(c) Sam
(d) Lenny

4. What reason does Sam give for believing that he is the best at his job?
(a) He asks questions.
(b) He works harder than anyone else.
(c) He doesn't make mistakes.
(d) He doesn't take liberties.

5. What does Lenny ask Ruth to do?
(a) Share her dessert
(b) Hold his hand
(c) Go for a walk with him
(d) Tour the house

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Max mentions a man named MacGregor, what does he say about him?

2. What reason does Max give for Sam having never married?

3. How are Teddy and Ruth related to Max?

4. When he first arrives home, what does Teddy find out about his room?

5. What does Max tell Lenny to stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Max mean when he uses the phrase "one flow of stinking pus after another?"

2. During the argument over the glass of water, what does Ruth dare Lenny to do?

3. Lenny says he envies Teddy for what reasons?

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

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

6. Who is Jessie and what do we learn about her at the beginning of the play?

7. Throughout the play, Max verbally abuses his son Joey; give an example of this verbal abuse.

8. The first time Lenny is alone with Ruth, what kinds of personal information does he share with her?

9. Max threatens violence toward his son Lenny at different points in the play; give one example.

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

(see the answer keys)

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