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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. Why can't Ruth and Robert send a telegraph to Andrew?
(a) They can't think of what to say.
(b) They don't know where the telegraph office is.
(c) They can't afford it.
(d) They don't know how to send a telegraph.

2. What does Mary notice about her mother at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is laughing at a joke.
(b) She is wearing a new hat.
(c) She is frowning.
(d) She is crying.

3. What does Ruth say would happen to her if Robert leaves?
(a) She would follow him.
(b) Her heart would break.
(c) She would forget him.
(d) She would join a church group.

4. What does Robert see rising from the rim of the hills at the end of the play?
(a) The sun.
(b) Fire.
(c) Sheep.
(d) The moon.

5. What does Andrew say from offstage at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Ahoy!
(b) Anyone home?
(c) Where are you?
(d) What's going on?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the curtains in the sitting room in Act 3?

2. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?

3. Where does Robert bring Mrs. Atkins after dinner?

4. What does Robert say he feels like he's been cooped up in all his life?

5. What does Robert plan to do to keep the family afloat until harvest time?

(see the answer key)

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