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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 Mr. Mayo threaten to do to Andrew if he finds him still at home in the morning?
(a) Make a new plan.
(b) Throw him out.
(c) Give him breakfast.
(d) Hug him.

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

3. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in and watches her without her knowing in Act 2?
(a) A letter from Andrew.
(b) Comics.
(c) History book.
(d) Newspaper.

4. In what month is the beginning of the play set?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) March.

5. Who is joining the Mayo family for dinner at the beginning of the play?
(a) Scott.
(b) Uncle Matthew.
(c) Ruth and her mother.
(d) Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ben's job?

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

3. What is the name of Robert and Ruth's child?

4. How does Ruth respond when Robert says that Andrew writes letters like a farmer in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Andrew check on after dinner when he leaves the sitting room?

(see the answer key)

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