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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Ruth use as the reason she has to stay on the farm?
(a) Kate.
(b) Her father.
(c) Mary.
(d) Her mother.

2. What experience did Robert have as a child that he tells Ruth about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He was a sickly child.
(b) He and his mother went ice skating.
(c) He loved to color.
(d) He and his dad liked to play checkers.

3. Why does Ruth complain about her mother to Robert at the beginning of the play?
(a) She doesn't like to talk.
(b) She nags Ruth.
(c) She is too happy.
(d) She likes to be alone.

4. What does Ruth tell Robert about her feelings for Andrew?
(a) She doesn't love him.
(b) She loves him.
(c) She was just pretending.
(d) She'll always want to be with him.

5. What does Robert do after he lifts Ruth into his arms in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Carries her to the road.
(b) Runs away with her.
(c) Puts her on a bicycle.
(d) Places her in a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Robert in search of during the sea voyage?

2. What nickname does Robert give Ruth?

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

4. Who is Andrew?

5. Who says that Robert "tells things so beautifully?"

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