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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 Teddy still loves at the end of Act I?
2. What does Max think Sam resents?
3. What very personal question does Lenny ask Max in Part III?
4. How many children do Ruth and Teddy have?
5. What does Max say Sam never did, in ridicule?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lenny do that is somewhat shocking when he dances with Ruth?
2. Who does Max feel he has supported for a long time?
3. How does Lenny speak to Teddy about Teddy's work in Part IV?
4. How does Ruth get the better of Lenny in Part III?
5. In Part III, what does Max invite his sons to do with him?
6. What does Max call Ruth when he first meets her?
7. How does Teddy react to his brothers' sexual actions towards his wife?
8. What does Ruth tell Teddy's family about when they first met?
9. What does Max tell Sam their father told Max just before he died?
10. What does Ruth tell Lenny she once worked as?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What do you think Pinter is communicating to the reader through Max's breakdown at the very end of the play, and his anguish over the thought of being perceived as old? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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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