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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Uncle Dick.

2. Who does Ruth say she loves at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Mike.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Ben.
(d) Robert.

3. 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 zoo.
(d) A biology center.

4. In what month is the beginning of the play set?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) October.

5. 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) Lengthy.
(d) Full of description.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in and watches her without her knowing in Act 2?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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