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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 room does Max say he likes best?

2. What does Lenny tell Ruth he is very fond of?

3. What does Max say he once thought presented a good business opportunity for him?

4. What does Max tell Sam their father's last words were?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Max feel he has supported for a long time?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Max tell Sam their father told Max just before he died?

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

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

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 is the difference, as Teddy explains it, between his opinions of his life in America and what he has left behind in England? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Pinter treat the topic of jealousy throughout this work, and which characters and interactions does he use to explore this theme? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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