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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. After the conversation with Ruth in which he asks her to go home with him, what does Teddy do?
(a) He goes to look for his father.
(b) He goes out the front door.
(c) He slaps her before going into the kitchen.
(d) He goes upstairs to pack.

2. What do Sam, Teddy. Joey, and Lenny do after Max physically abuses Sam?
(a) Everyone leaves the room.
(b) Everyone is still.
(c) Everyone places blame where they think it is due.
(d) Everyone looks at Ruth.

3. On the morning after Teddy and Ruth's arrival, just before Max invites Joey to go out with him for the afternoon, what does Max complain about?
(a) Max complains that he is the only one bringing in any money.
(b) Max says he hates every room in the house.
(c) Max says he is not feeling well.
(d) Max complains about the noise last night.

4. After chastising Teddy for bringing Ruth into his house, who does Max ask to throw Ruth and Teddy out?
(a) Joey
(b) Lenny
(c) The neighbor
(d) Sam

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ruth's response when Teddy asks her to go home?

2. When Max and Joey leave after the conversation between Lenny and Ruth, who goes with them?

3. How many women appear onstage in the play?

4. After he reminisces, what does Max ask Sam?

5. Why does Max collapse after he verbally abuses Ruth for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Teddy, how is Ruth different since their marriage?

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

3. What violent action does Max take against Sam?

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

5. What comparison does Ruth make when referring to the relationship between words and actions?

6. What argument do Max and Joey have at the beginning of the Act 1, Scene 3?

7. What kind of response does Teddy make to his brothers' caressing Ruth?

8. What does Max tell Teddy about Teddy and Ruth's wedding?

9. What is Ruth's response to Teddy's urging her to pack up and go home with him?

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

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