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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 does Sam describe Jessie?
(a) He says she was a charming woman.
(b) He says she was beautiful.
(c) He says she was unfriendly.
(d) He says she was always tired.

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

3. What does Sam say to Max about why Sam helped take care of Jessie?
(a) Sam reminds Max that he was the only one Max trusted with Jessie.
(b) Sam tells Max he could afford to give Jessie money.
(c) Sam reminds Max that Jessie had trouble hearing.
(d) Sam says he helped Jessie because she was his sister.

4. Who is the only character left on stage at the end of Act I, Scene 2?
(a) Ruth
(b) Max
(c) Lenny
(d) Teddy

5. Why does Max say that when Sam gets married, he should bring his bride home?
(a) Max will give her a family heirloom.
(b) She can cook for them.
(c) Max will tell her the family's history.
(d) There will be a big party.

Short Answer Questions

1. As they bicker, what does Max grab as if to hit Lenny?

2. In his first appearance in the play, Joey comes home and immediately asks a question about what?

3. What does Teddy reassure Ruth about?

4. After addressing Lenny's concern about not being able to sleep, who does Teddy ask Lenny about?

5. What does Sam say about Max wanting him out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Max respond to Lenny's question about his conception?

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

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

6. Just after they arrive at the house, what does Teddy reassure Ruth about?

7. When Teddy arrives at his family's home, what does he find unchanged?

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

9. "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?

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

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