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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 does Max tell Lenny he knows a lot about?

2. What does Lenny criticize of Max's in Act I?

3. Who is Teddy married to?

4. Which chair does Teddy's wife sit in when she first comes to the house?

5. What does Joey want to do for his dream job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Teddy describe his family to Ruth before she meets them?

2. What does Lenny particularly ridicule about Max in Part I?

3. What is Joey's dream?

4. What does Lenny tell Ruth he has been having trouble with?

5. How does Max speak about his late wife Jessie in Part I?

6. How does Lenny treat Ruth when he first meets her?

7. How does Sam speak of Jessie?

8. What is Teddy's demeanor towards Ruth when they arrive at Max's?

9. What is Max's memory of his times with his friend Mac?

10. What does Lenny sarcastically say to Max in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pinter use the initial conversation in Act I - the opening scene of the play - between Max and Lenny to set the reader's expectations for the dynamic between these two characters for the remainder of the play? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Pinter treat the topic of sexual assault of women by men in this play? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Pinter intends to communicate to the reader about Teddy's character through his reactions to his family's outrageous treatment of Ruth throughout the play? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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