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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. Who is Max's brother?

2. Who does Max's brother tell Max he used to love to drive around?

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

4. Where does Lenny say the sheets for Teddy are?

5. Where did Max used to go out on the town with his best friend in his younger days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Lenny tell to Ruth in Part I that is jarring?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Joey's dream?

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

8. What is Sam particularly proud of?

9. How does Sam speak of Jessie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Pinter's intentions are in incorporating so many pauses in the dialogue between all characters? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does the family's - especially Max's - financial struggles as working-class Londoners seem to have affected their actions and attitudes towards others around them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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