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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert think the secret is to what he has been seeking at the beginning of the play?
(a) Money.
(b) Training.
(c) Love.
(d) Opportunity.

2. What does Robert point to in the sky at the end of the Act 1, Scene1?
(a) Star.
(b) Helicopter.
(c) Plane.
(d) Meteor shower.

3. Who says Andrew is a born farmer while talking after dinner?
(a) Mrs. Mayo.
(b) Mr. Mayo.
(c) Dick Scott.
(d) Robert.

4. Who is Andrew?
(a) Robert's cousin.
(b) Robert's older brother.
(c) Robert's younger brother.
(d) Robert's twin.

5. What noise does Robert and Ruth hear from outside after they've had their terrible fight?
(a) Mrs. Atkins arguing.
(b) A horse and carriage on the road.
(c) Mary talking to her doll.
(d) Mrs. Mayo singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andrew's job on the ship?

2. What does Andrew say that Argentina has?

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

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

5. What does Robert tell his father about the farm after he says he's not going on the voyage?

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