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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Sam, Teddy. Joey, and Lenny do after Max physically abuses Sam?
2. Who does Sam say was a hard worker and a fast learner?
3. After Sam, Lenny, Max, and Teddy have finished lunch and are smoking cigars, on what are they complimenting Ruth?
4. When Max sees Ruth for the first time, what does he ask Teddy?
5. As the men compliment Ruth after lunch, what is Max reminiscing about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Teddy's response to Ruth's question about whether the family has read any of his works?
2. Why does Max hit Joey?
3. When Teddy and Ruth come downstairs and surprise Max, what is the first thing he wants to know?
4. What is Ruth's response to Teddy's urging her to pack up and go home with him?
5. What kinds of demands does Ruth make on the brothers?
6. What does Teddy tell Max about his family life with Ruth?
7. Act One, scene 3 begins the morning after Teddy and Ruth have arrived; what characters have not yet met Ruth?
8. What violent action does Max take against Sam?
9. What does Joey do in his uncle's defense when Max criticizes Sam?
10. By the end of the first act, which characters has Max not physically or verbally abused?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ending of the play in terms of what it means for Max, for Ruth, and for the future of each of the characters in the play.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Teddy's acceptance of the photograph of his grandfather. Explain when the incident takes place and give two interpretations of why the playwright might have included this incident.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Sam, giving several examples which exemplifies why, although he is a symbol of goodness in the play, he is so ineffective at trying to mediate when it comes to family squabbles.
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