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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben say is broken in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) His hand.
(b) The dishwasher.
(c) The car.
(d) Mowing machine.

2. What does Andrew suggest his father do to get more help on the farm?
(a) Work harder.
(b) Hire two men.
(c) Hire a man.
(d) Buy new equipment.

3. Where is Robert sitting at the beginning of the play?
(a) On a fence.
(b) Log.
(c) Chair.
(d) Footstool.

4. What does Robert do after he lifts Ruth into his arms in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Carries her to the road.
(b) Places her in a car.
(c) Puts her on a bicycle.
(d) Runs away with her.

5. What does Robert plan to do to keep the family afloat until harvest time?
(a) Mortgage the farm.
(b) Raise prices for their potatoes.
(c) Sell off an acre of the farm.
(d) Borrow money from Andrew.

6. How long will Robert be at sea?
(a) One year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Twelve years.

7. What is the name that Robert's daughter calls him?
(a) Father.
(b) Paper.
(c) Pops.
(d) Dada.

8. What is the setting of Act I, Scene I?
(a) Car.
(b) Library.
(c) Farmhouse.
(d) The side of the road at twilight.

9. What is his mother's reaction when Robert tells his family about him and Ruth?
(a) Hysteria.
(b) Relief that Robert is not going on the voyage.
(c) Rage.
(d) Despair.

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

11. Who says Andrew is a born farmer while talking after dinner?
(a) Robert.
(b) Mrs. Mayo.
(c) Dick Scott.
(d) Mr. Mayo.

12. What does the child want to play with at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Cat.
(b) Truck.
(c) Stuffed animal.
(d) Doll.

13. What does Mrs. Atkins use in order to move around?
(a) Wheelchair.
(b) Cane.
(c) Walker.
(d) Crutches.

14. What kind of luck does Robert say he's been having?
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Good luck.
(c) Wonderful luck.
(d) He doesn't believe in luck.

15. Who says the hills around the farm feel like a prison?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Dick Scott's mustache?

2. What is Dick Scott's title?

3. What does Mrs. Mayo say that Ruth acted like at dinner with the Mayo family and Uncle Dick?

4. Robert says Ruth is mean and:

5. Who is Andrew?

(see the answer keys)

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