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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Andrew tell his parents about Robert's perspective on the sea voyage?
(a) Robert resents having to go.
(b) Robert is set on going on the voyage.
(c) Robert doesn't want to go on the voyage.
(d) Robert is too scared to go.

3. What is Mrs. Atkins first name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Julie.
(c) Debra.
(d) Joan.

4. What is the setting of Act I, Scene 2?
(a) Porch.
(b) Small sitting room of the farmhouse.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bedroom.

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 veil.
(c) A bandaid.
(d) One of her hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Ruth use as the reason she has to stay on the farm?

2. What noise does Robert and Ruth hear from outside after they've had their terrible fight?

3. What experience did Robert have as a child that he tells Ruth about in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does Andrew say from offstage at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does the child want to play with at the beginning of Act 2?

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