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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 happens to the person who tries to help Joey after Max has hit him in the stomach?
(a) Max hits him on the head with his cane.
(b) Max tells him to get out
(c) He is congratulated by the other family members.
(d) He trips over the broken clock.

2. What is the nature of the family business?
(a) Mechanic
(b) Printer
(c) Plumber
(d) Butcher

3. After Max recovers from his collapse, what does he ask Ruth?
(a) Max asks Ruth to get him an ice bag.
(b) Max asks Ruth if she is a mother.
(c) Max asks Ruth why she got involved with Teddy.
(d) Max asks Ruth if she plans to leave soon.

4. What does Joey say when Max tells him that he will have time to do what he needs to do and still be able to go with Max?
(a) Joey ignores Max.
(b) Joey still refuses.
(c) Joey agrees to go.
(d) Joey tells him to invite someone else.

5. What does Sam do when Max collapses after verbally abusing Ruth?
(a) Sam yells at Joey.
(b) Sam goes out the door.
(c) Sam goes to help Max.
(d) Sam picks up the broken dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ruth says she was different before she and Teddy were married, what does Teddy say.?

2. After questioning Teddy , what does Max say about Ruth?

3. After Sam, Lenny, Max, and Teddy have finished lunch and are smoking cigars, on what are they complimenting Ruth?

4. Just before the end of Act Two, Scene 1, What does Teddy give a long speech about?

5. In his long speech, what does Tedd say he won't do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Max hit Joey?

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

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

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 does Teddy tell Max about his family life with Ruth?

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