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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. Who says "We'll be late for supper, Rob?"
(a) Kate.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Ruth's mother.
(d) Ruth.

2. What does Andrew say is not part of Robert's nature when he is talking with him at the fence?
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Plowing and farming.
(c) Book reading.
(d) Poetry.

3. What does Robert think the secret is to what he has been seeking at the beginning of the play?
(a) Training.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Opportunity.

4. What kind of work does Andrew say he likes to do in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Take care of the family farm.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Write.
(d) Tax Preparation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one opportunity that Andrew says Robert will have by going on the sea voyage?

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

3. What charms Ruth about Robert's voice when he's telling the dreams of his childhood?

4. Where is Robert sitting at the beginning of the play?

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

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