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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. As Lenny joins the conversation that Ruth, Lenny, and Teddy have been engaged in after lunch, what subject does Lenny ask Teddy about?
(a) Lenny asks if Teddy is a good father.
(b) Lenny asks Teddy why it's taken him so long to visit.
(c) Lenny asks a question about being a doctor of philosophy.
(d) Lenny asks if Teddy makes enough money to support his family.

2. Which of the following characters has been discussed but has never appeared on stage?
(a) Lenny
(b) Joey
(c) Sam
(d) Jessie

3. Which two characters have been out working when the play begins but come home before Ruth and Teddy arrive?
(a) Lenny and Sam
(b) Joey and Max
(c) Joey and Sam
(d) Max and Sam

4. How many women appear onstage in the play?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Three

5. What does Sam do before he leaves for work after lunch?
(a) Sam tries to get Max to apologize.
(b) Sam tells Teddy a secret.
(c) Sam washes the breakfast dishes.
(d) Sam shakes Ruth's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between the two characters who are up early at the beginning of Act I, Scene 3?

2. When trying to convince her to go home with him, what does Teddy remind Ruth of?

3. What is the nature of the family business?

4. After the conversation with Ruth in which he asks her to go home with him, what does Teddy do?

5. The first time Max meets Ruth, what doe Teddy tell Max about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Teddy's response to Ruth's question about whether the family has read any of his works?

2. What did Ruth say she did for a living before she was married?

3. Act One, scene 3 begins the morning after Teddy and Ruth have arrived; what characters have not yet met Ruth?

4. By the end of the first act, which characters has Max abused both verbally and physically?

5. For what does Max criticize Sam when Sam is in the kitchen?

6. By the end of the first act, which characters has Max not physically or verbally abused?

7. What similarity is there between Teddy and Ruth's family and Max and Jessie's family?

8. When Teddy and Ruth come downstairs and surprise Max, what is the first thing he wants to know?

9. What kinds of demands does Ruth make on the brothers?

10. What does Teddy tell Max about his family life with Ruth?

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