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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. In reminiscing after lunch, what does Max refer to Jessie as?
(a) A tigress
(b) A tart
(c) An angel
(d) A "slutbitch of a wife"

2. Just after Teddy comes downstairs on the afternoon of their second day at the house, what do Lenny and Ruth do as Teddy watches?
(a) They go into the kitchen together.
(b) They slow dance and kiss.
(c) They look at photos together.
(d) They light a fire in the fireplace.

3. After Ruth tells Lenny where she was born, where does Max tell Joey he needs to go?
(a) To the market
(b) To the football game
(c) To school
(d) To the gym

4. Which character does Max refer to as a "maggot" and a "grub"?
(a) Lenny
(b) Joey
(c) Sam
(d) Teddy

5. How does Joey respond to Max's invitation to spend the afternoon with him?
(a) Joey says he has to train.
(b) Joey says he has to repair the roof.
(c) Joey says he has to work on his car.
(d) Joey says he has to do an errand for Sam.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what emotion of Sam's does Max say he doesn't understand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Max hit Joey?

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

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

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

5. What does Joey do in his uncle's defense when Max criticizes Sam?

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

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

10. As Act Two opens, what positive and negative comments does Max make about his late wife?

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