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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Mayo tell Dick Scott he needs to find for his voyage?
(a) Storyteller.
(b) Hired hand.
(c) Friend.
(d) Wife.

2. What does Robert tell his father about the farm after he says he's not going on the voyage?
(a) He has a plan for a new crop.
(b) He will never work the farm.
(c) He's a poet and doesn't want to dirty his hands.
(d) He will take a real interest in it and do his share.

3. What is Robert in search of during the sea voyage?
(a) Wide open spaces.
(b) Property.
(c) Money.
(d) Long lost cousin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mrs. Mayo and Dick Scott?

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

3. Who says "We'll be late for supper, Rob?"

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

5. What does Andrew tell Dick Scott he will do at the end of Act I, Scene II?

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