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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 does Robert hear calling him from the horizon at the end of the play?
(a) The sheep.
(b) The old voices.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) His neighbor.

2. Who says "Oh, Ruth, our love is sweeter than any distant dream?"
(a) Stephen.
(b) Robert.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Michael.

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

4. Who is furious with Ruth when Robert is shut up in the bedroom?
(a) The specialist.
(b) Robert.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) Andrew.

5. What does Ruth tell Robert when she goes up to the hilltop?
(a) The hired hand wants to speak to him.
(b) Uncle Dick wants to speak with him.
(c) He is needed at a town meeting.
(d) He has an important telephone call.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Robert describe Andrew's letters that he wrote to them while he was on the voyage?

3. What is his mother's reaction when Robert tells his family about him and Ruth?

4. What is Mr. Mayo's opinion of Andrew of at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who dies in the Mayo family after Andrew goes away?

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