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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. 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.

2. When Robert is a child, what does he look at and get to know by heart?
(a) Different sunsets.
(b) Dog breeds.
(c) Language study guides.
(d) Art.

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

4. Who is Andrew?
(a) Robert's twin.
(b) Robert's younger brother.
(c) Robert's older brother.
(d) Robert's cousin.

5. 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 dad liked to play checkers.
(c) He loved to color.
(d) He and his mother went ice skating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert gently pull away from Ruth's face when he's talking with her by the fence?

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

3. What does Mrs. Atkins use in order to move around?

4. What does Ruth tell Robert about her feelings for Andrew?

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

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