The Homecoming Quizzes

The Homecoming Quiz 1

1 What year was the play first performed?
1970

1959

1965

1967
2 Which character is never seen onstage?
Max

Jessie

Joey

Sam
3 What is Max looking for at the beginning of the play?
A clock

Coffee

Scissors

Rope
4 Lenny's job is as
a chaffeur

in demolition

a small-time pimp

a butcher
5 Sam's job is as a
pimp

butcher

boxer

chaffeur
6 Joey wants to be a boxer but he is
a chaffeur

in demolition

a butcher

a professor
7 Which son is the eldest?
Lenny

Unknown

Joey

Teddy
8 How does Max describe MacGregor?
Strong

Sly

Kind

Smart
9 Max describes Jessie as
a monster

a bitch

his friend

a lovely woman
10 What did Max used to be good at years ago?
Boxing

Poker

Horses

Chess
11 What of Max's does Lenny mock?
His cooking

His attire

His age

His driving
12 Max can best be described as
quiet

manipulative

snooty

aggressive
13 What is Sam proud of?
His customers liking him

His wealth

His woman

His boxing abilities
14 Max jokes that Sam
is a bad driver

is demented

is old

sleeps with his customers
15 Who did Sam once enjoy spending his evenings with?
MacGregor

Ruth

Joey

Jessie
16 What does Max object to being called?
Father

Max

Sir

Dad
17 What is Sam's opinion of MacGregor?
He admires him

He likes him

He despises him

He is indifferent
18 Ruth and Teddy came from
Florence

New York

Paris

Venice
19 What does Teddy try to find when he gets home?
Sheets

Food

A washcloth

Pillows
20 Why does Ruth say they should not stay too long?
Teddy needs to go back to work

America is better

It is too expensive to be away

The children might miss them
21 Teddy tells Ruth there is no need for her to be
bored

shy

angry

nervous
22 Teddy describes his family as
delightful

warm

loving

special
23 Before she goes to bed Ruth wants to
meet the family

have a glass of whiskey

go for a walk

read a book
24 What does Ruth ask Teddy for?
An umbrella

Money

A hat

The key
25 Which family member does Teddy reunite with first?
Sam

Max

Joey

Lenny

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Words can move beyond time and space like a dove can. Words can fly both literally and metaphorically.

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What happened to poetry and why?

Homecoming that you have listed is a play, not a poem.

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Central idea of the poem " song 36 from Gitanjali"

Gitanjali's main topic is devotion to God. This study focuses on the Indian philosophical components of Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali and the concept of devotion.

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The Homecoming

by Harold Pinter

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