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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 Max criticizes Sam about his contributions to the family, what does Sam suggest that Max do?
(a) Sam suggests that Max finish washing the dishes.
(b) Sam suggests that Max get over his resentment.
(c) Sam suggests they all go to a football game.
(d) Sam suggests they wake everyone up.

2. Which two characters have been out working when the play begins but come home before Ruth and Teddy arrive?
(a) Joey and Sam
(b) Max and Sam
(c) Joey and Max
(d) Lenny and Sam

3. After his collapse, Max talks with Ruth about her children and then asks Teddy to do what?
(a) Max asks Teddy to give the family some money.
(b) Max asks Teddy to take Ruth out of the house.
(c) Max asks Teddy to stay for a few more days.
(d) Max asks Teddy if he wants to cuddle and kiss his father.

4. To whom does Max compare Sam?
(a) Lenny
(b) MacGregor
(c) Joey
(d) Himself (Max)

5. In his long speech, what does Teddy call the members of his family?
(a) Objects
(b) Boors
(c) Animals
(d) Drunkards

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women appear onstage in the play?

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?

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

4. How many children does Ruth have?

5. What is the nature of the family business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What violent action does Max take against Sam?

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

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

6. Describe Max's initial reaction to Ruth.

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

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

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

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

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