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

2. According to Max, when his father was dying, what did he tell Max to do?
(a) He told Max to take care of his brothers.
(b) He told Max not to let Sam get away with anything.
(c) He told Max where to find money he had hidden.
(d) He told Max to sell the house.

3. According to Max, what made Sam a bad son?
(a) He was useless in the family business.
(b) He stole money from his father.
(c) He didn't help take care of his father when he was dying.
(d) He never came to see his parents.

4. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what emotion of Sam's does Max say he doesn't understand?
(a) Resentment
(b) Anger
(c) Jealousy
(d) Guilt

5. After Sam, Lenny, Max, and Teddy have finished lunch and are smoking cigars, on what are they complimenting Ruth?
(a) Her figure
(b) Her cooking
(c) Her intelligence
(d) Her clothes

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters have been out working when the play begins but come home before Ruth and Teddy arrive?

2. After she has gotten up off the floor, what does Ruth ask Teddy?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What word does Teddy used to describe the members of his family?

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

5. What violent action does Max take against Sam?

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

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

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

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

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

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