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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. How does Ruth respond when Robert says that Andrew writes letters like a farmer in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She agrees with Robert's impression.
(b) She laughs and teases Robert.
(c) She tears up Andrew's letter.
(d) Robert should not make fun of Andrew.

2. What does Mr. Mayo threaten to do to Andrew if he finds him still at home in the morning?
(a) Give him breakfast.
(b) Make a new plan.
(c) Throw him out.
(d) Hug him.

3. What does Andrew tell his father about Ruth in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She would make a terrible wife.
(b) He never loved her.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is sick.

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

5. What color dress is Ruth wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say she feels like she's having in honor of Andrew's visit?

2. What does Mrs. Atkins say that Mary inherited from her father?

3. Who dies in the Mayo family after Andrew goes away?

4. When Robert says to Ruth that he wants to start over again and move to the city, what profession does he want to take up?

5. How old is Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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