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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. Who says to Robert "I didn't want to spoil this last night you're here?"
(a) His mother.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) Ruth.

2. Who is knitting at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Mrs. Atkins.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Kelly.

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

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

5. What charms Ruth about Robert's voice when he's telling the dreams of his childhood?
(a) His gruff sound.
(b) Its low, musical sound.
(c) His British accent.
(d) Its high-pitched quality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Mayo say in Act 2, Scene1 to defend Robert against Mrs. Atkins' criticisms?

3. What does Robert point to in the sky at the end of the Act 1, Scene1?

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

5. Who is Andrew?

(see the answer key)

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