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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 she has gotten up off the floor, what does Ruth ask Teddy?
(a) If they're going to leave soon
(b) If he remembers his mother
(c) If the family has read any of his work
(d) If his family always argues this much

2. What kind of response does Max get from the family to his question about the surprising appearance of his son and a woman Max does not know, suddenly standing in his living room?
(a) Lenny apologizes.
(b) Everyone starts talking at once.
(c) No one says anything.
(d) Joey leaves.

3. What does Ruth say Teddy was nervous about before they came to the family home for this visit?
(a) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about the money they spent on the trip.
(b) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about seeing his family.
(c) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about traveling.
(d) Ruth says Teddy was nervous that Max wouldn't like her.

4. When Joey, Max, and Lenny return home from the gym on the afternoon of the second day, what does Joey do?
(a) Goes upstairs
(b) Takes Ruth to the sofa and kisses her
(c) Reminds Lenny not to light fires in the fireplace
(d) Argues with Teddy

5. How many children does Ruth have?
(a) Three
(b) None
(c) One
(d) Two

Short Answer Questions

1. As the men compliment Ruth after lunch, what is Max reminiscing about?

2. After Ruth falls onto the floor, what does she ask for?

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?

4. After Lenny mocks Teddy's inability to answer his question, what subject does the conversation change to?

5. In reminiscing after lunch, what does Max refer to Jessie as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Max, what did his father ask him to do when he was dying?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In what ways does Max compare his father with Sam?

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

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