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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Andrew sob out at the end of the play?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Uncle Dick's.
(d) Mrs. Mayo's.

2. What makes Captain Scott get out of breath in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Running.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Walking up the hill.

3. Who is furious with Ruth when Robert is shut up in the bedroom?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Robert.
(c) The specialist.
(d) Mrs. Atkins.

4. What does Robert hear calling him from the horizon at the end of the play?
(a) The sheep.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) The old voices.
(d) His neighbor.

5. What does Mrs. Atkins say that Mary inherited from her father?
(a) Happy disposition.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Money.
(d) A weak constitution.

6. Who is thin and unhealthy looking in Act 3?
(a) Robert.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) Dr. Fawcett.

7. What does Ruth tell Robert when she goes up to the hilltop?
(a) Uncle Dick wants to speak with him.
(b) He is needed at a town meeting.
(c) He has an important telephone call.
(d) The hired hand wants to speak to him.

8. What time of day is it at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Noon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Night.

9. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?
(a) That he hopes she will return to Argentina with him.
(b) That he will always love her.
(c) That he wants her to be his wife.
(d) That he doesn't love her.

10. What does Andrew say he's going to turn the farm into during Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) An animal clinic.
(b) The crackiest place in the whole state.
(c) A biology center.
(d) A zoo.

11. Why does Robert feel happy at last in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) He just got a new book.
(b) He has more money.
(c) He is free two wander eternally.
(d) He feels better.

12. What is Robert's response when Andrew says he's going to accept a job from a friend?
(a) He refuses to speak to him.
(b) He wants to come.
(c) He is noncommital.
(d) He is upset.

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

14. How does Robert describe Andrew's letters that he wrote to them while he was on the voyage?
(a) They came regularly.
(b) They were sketchy.
(c) Full of description.
(d) Lengthy.

15. Who tells Andrew that the inside of Robert's lungs are bad?
(a) Robert.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mrs. Mayo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Robert sitting on while he's on the hilltop with Mary, gazing at the horizon?

2. What does Andrew look like at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What promise does Andrew make to Robert at the end of the play?

4. Who is the last person to leave the stage at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who says he doesn't believe in miracles after Andrew arrives from New York?

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