The Homecoming Quizzes

The Homecoming Quiz 1

1 What year was the play first performed?
1967

1965

1959

1970
2 Which character is never seen onstage?
Joey

Max

Sam

Jessie
3 What is Max looking for at the beginning of the play?
Scissors

Coffee

Rope

A clock
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

chaffeur

boxer
6 Joey wants to be a boxer but he is
in demolition

a chaffeur

a butcher

a professor
7 Which son is the eldest?
Unknown

Lenny

Teddy

Joey
8 How does Max describe MacGregor?
Strong

Smart

Sly

Kind
9 Max describes Jessie as
a lovely woman

a monster

his friend

a bitch
10 What did Max used to be good at years ago?
Poker

Boxing

Chess

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

His age

His attire

His driving
12 Max can best be described as
manipulative

snooty

quiet

aggressive
13 What is Sam proud of?
His wealth

His customers liking him

His boxing abilities

His woman
14 Max jokes that Sam
is a bad driver

is old

sleeps with his customers

is demented
15 Who did Sam once enjoy spending his evenings with?
Joey

Jessie

Ruth

MacGregor
16 What does Max object to being called?
Max

Father

Dad

Sir
17 What is Sam's opinion of MacGregor?
He likes him

He despises him

He admires him

He is indifferent
18 Ruth and Teddy came from
Florence

Paris

Venice

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

Pillows

Food

A washcloth
20 Why does Ruth say they should not stay too long?
The children might miss them

Teddy needs to go back to work

It is too expensive to be away

America is better
21 Teddy tells Ruth there is no need for her to be
angry

shy

nervous

bored
22 Teddy describes his family as
loving

warm

special

delightful
23 Before she goes to bed Ruth wants to
go for a walk

meet the family

read a book

have a glass of whiskey
24 What does Ruth ask Teddy for?
Money

A hat

The key

An umbrella
25 Which family member does Teddy reunite with first?
Lenny

Sam

Joey

Max

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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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The Homecoming

by Harold Pinter

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