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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 does Max say would have enjoyed the family being together?

2. Who does Max say Teddy still loves at the end of Act I?

3. What does Lenny do while Joey is embracing Ruth?

4. What does Max think Sam resents?

5. What does Ruth say she has trouble finding in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth tell Lenny she once worked as?

2. How does Teddy react to his brothers' sexual actions towards his wife?

3. What does Ruth call Lenny that puts him suddenly and completely on edge?

4. What does Ruth tell Teddy's family about when they first met?

5. What does Lenny do that is somewhat shocking when he dances with Ruth?

6. What does Max call Ruth when he first meets her?

7. What does Joey do with Ruth in Part IV?

8. How does Lenny speak to Teddy about Teddy's work in Part IV?

9. How does Ruth get the better of Lenny in Part III?

10. In Part III, what does Max invite his sons to do with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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