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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Andrew make to Robert at the end of the play?
(a) To try and write poetry.
(b) To give his books to the library.
(c) To read Robert's journals.
(d) That he will take care of Ruth.

2. What does Andrew say to Ruth about his feelings for Robert in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He's mad at him.
(b) He feels resentful.
(c) He loves Robert more than anyone in the world.
(d) He is jealous.

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

4. Why does Ruth complain about her mother to Robert at the beginning of the play?
(a) She is too happy.
(b) She likes to be alone.
(c) She doesn't like to talk.
(d) She nags Ruth.

5. Who cradles Robert's head in her lap?
(a) Mrs. Mayo.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mrs. Atkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick Scott fix up on his ship for Robert?

2. What does Robert plan to do to keep the family afloat until harvest time?

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

4. What does Andrew say to Robert about the death of his father?

5. What is Robert's response when Andrew says he's going to accept a job from a friend?

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