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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 does Mrs. Atkins use in order to move around?
(a) Wheelchair.
(b) Walker.
(c) Crutches.
(d) Cane.

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

3. Why does Robert bring up Uncle Dick's name when he's talking with Ruth in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He wonders if she's met him.
(b) He's worried about disappointing him.
(c) He says he doesn't like him.
(d) He wants her to interview him.

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

5. What does Robert gently pull away from Ruth's face when he's talking with her by the fence?
(a) A bandana.
(b) A bandaid.
(c) A veil.
(d) One of her hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ruth?

2. Who says "Oh, Ruth, our love is sweeter than any distant dream?"

3. What kind of work does Andrew say he likes to do in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why does Ruth complain about her mother to Robert at the beginning of the play?

5. What is the setting of Act I, Scene I?

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