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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 Lenny try to take from Ruth in Part III?

2. How many children do Ruth and Teddy have?

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

4. What does Ruth say she will do to Lenny in Part III?

5. What does Max call Ruth at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Write an essay explaining the inconsistencies in the way Max speaks about his late wife, Jessie, exploring what you think Pinter's intention is in these contradictions.

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