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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robert is a child, what does he look at and get to know by heart?
(a) Language study guides.
(b) Dog breeds.
(c) Different sunsets.
(d) Art.

2. Who says "I've earned my right to quit when I want to?"
(a) Mr. Mayo.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Robert.

3. What does Mrs. Mayo say about Ruth and Andrew?
(a) They tell funny jokes.
(b) That Ruth doesn't love him.
(c) They'd make a nice couple.
(d) They are foolish.

4. What does Andrew tell his father about Ruth in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She is sick.
(b) He never loved her.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She would make a terrible wife.

5. What excuse does Ruth use as the reason she has to stay on the farm?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Kate.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew tell Dick Scott he will do at the end of Act I, Scene II?

2. How long will Robert be at sea?

3. What is one opportunity that Andrew says Robert will have by going on the sea voyage?

4. Who is joining the Mayo family for dinner at the beginning of the play?

5. What job does Mrs. Mayo at one time hold?

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