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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. How long does Teddy tell Lenny he will be staying?
(a) Overnight
(b) As long as he needs to
(c) A few days
(d) A week
2. What does Lenny give Ruth after Teddy goes upstairs?
(a) Teddy's old books
(b) Dessert
(c) A family photo
(d) A glass of water
3. At the end of the first scene, what does Max reveal about MacGregor?
(a) MacGregor lived next door until he died.
(b) MacGregor was Max's football coach.
(c) MacGregor was Max's father.
(d) MacGregor tried to steal the deed to the house.
4. Where does Ruth say she and Teddy have been vacationing?
(a) America
(b) England
(c) Italy
(d) Australia
5. Why does Max say that when Sam gets married, he should bring his bride home?
(a) She can cook for them.
(b) Max will give her a family heirloom.
(c) Max will tell her the family's history.
(d) There will be a big party.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Sam reminds Max that he took Jessie out in a limo because he was taking care of her, what does Max call Sam?
2. What does Lenny say when Ruth asks how he knew the prostitute was diseased?
3. What does Max want Sam to do when Joey goes upstairs?
4. When Teddy and Ruth first arrive at the family home, what does Ruth say she is feeling?
5. Where does Lenny tell Ruth he thinks Teddy has been?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which characters, although not seen onstage, are mentioned frequently throughout the play, and how is each related to Max?
2. Describe Max's attitude toward his brother Sam.
3. What evidence do we have that Max dominates his brother Sam, as well as his own sons?
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. What does Max mean when he uses the phrase "one flow of stinking pus after another?"
6. Just after they arrive at the house, what does Teddy reassure Ruth about?
7. Max threatens violence toward his son Lenny at different points in the play; give one example.
8. How does Max respond to Lenny's question about his conception?
9. What is the relationship between Max and Rose and what two other characters have the same relationship?
10. When Teddy arrives at his family's home, what does he find unchanged?
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