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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) Uncle Dick.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Ruth.

2. Who says "I feel--dead" at the end of Act I, Scene 2?
(a) Uncle Dick.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mr. Mayo.

3. What meal is Kate cooking in honor of Andrew's visit?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Brunch.

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

5. What does Robert tell his father about the farm after he says he's not going on the voyage?
(a) He's a poet and doesn't want to dirty his hands.
(b) He has a plan for a new crop.
(c) He will never work the farm.
(d) He will take a real interest in it and do his share.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew say he's going to turn the farm into during Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What is Uncle Dick tending in the port while Andrew is on the hilltop?

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

4. What nickname does Robert give Ruth?

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

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