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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Dick Scott's mustache?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

2. What does Andrew tell Ruth about his love for her in the past?
(a) He hopes he can rekindle the flame.
(b) It was the most important thing in his life.
(c) He doesn't know what to call it.
(d) It was just "silly nonsense."

3. Who says "It's a free beginning--the start of my voyage?"
(a) Andrew.
(b) Robert.
(c) Uncle Dick.
(d) Ruth.

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

5. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?
(a) That he wants her to be his wife.
(b) That he will always love her.
(c) That he hopes she will return to Argentina with him.
(d) That he doesn't love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weather event does Andrew live through on the ship?

2. What does Robert say about Ruth at the end of the play?

3. What does Andrew's rage change to at the end of the play when he is speaking to Ruth?

4. Who is the last person to leave the stage at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Whose mind is described as "sinking back into that spent calm beyond the further troubling of any hope"?

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