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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. What does Teddy suggest to Ruth after they have been home awhile?
(a) Teddy suggests they get something to eat.
(b) Teddy suggests they light a fire.
(c) Teddy suggests they change their clothes.
(d) Teddy suggests they go to bed.

2. What do Lenny and Max bicker about?
(a) The leaking roof
(b) Lenny's chores
(c) Paying for groceries
(d) Max's cooking

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

4. What does Sam say about Max wanting him out of the house?
(a) Sam says that there will be no one to cook the meals.
(b) Sam says that Max is selfish.
(c) Sam says that Max would be lonesome.
(d) Sam says that he owns part of the house.

5. On what subject does Lenny ask Max for advice?
(a) Buying a used car
(b) Finding a new job
(c) Betting on a horse
(d) Dating a girl

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max describe as "one flow of stinking pus after another?"

2. Where did Sam get some cigars?

3. Who is the only character left on stage at the end of Act I, Scene 2?

4. Where does Lenny tell Ruth he thinks Teddy has been?

5. Who told Lenny earlier that his father is going to get a surprise in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Lenny tells Ruth the story about a violent act he once committed, what story does he then tell Ruth about about an old woman?

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

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

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

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

7. Lenny says he envies Teddy for what reasons?

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

9. What is the relationship between Max and Rose and what two other characters have the same relationship?

10. "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?

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