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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andrew tell his father about Ruth in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She would make a terrible wife.
(c) She is sick.
(d) He never loved her.

2. What is Ben's job?
(a) Hired hand.
(b) Painter.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Cook.

3. Robert says Ruth is mean and:
(a) Big.
(b) Violent.
(c) Small.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does Ruth complain about her mother to Robert at the beginning of the play?
(a) She likes to be alone.
(b) She doesn't like to talk.
(c) She is too happy.
(d) She nags Ruth.

5. When does Robert tell his family that he loves Ruth?
(a) Before dinner.
(b) At dinner.
(c) In the morning.
(d) After dinner when he returns home.

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

7. Who says that Robert "tells things so beautifully?"
(a) Andrew.
(b) Uncle Dick.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mrs. Mayo.

8. What is Andrew's job on the ship?
(a) Deck swabber.
(b) Deck hand.
(c) Cook.
(d) Head officer.

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

10. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in and watches her without her knowing in Act 2?
(a) A letter from Andrew.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) History book.
(d) Comics.

11. What does Dick Scott fix up on his ship for Robert?
(a) Galley.
(b) Reading room.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Cabin.

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

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

14. What is Dick Scott's title?
(a) Captain.
(b) Professor.
(c) CEO.
(d) Reverend.

15. Why does Ruth accuse Robert of being jealous of Andrew?
(a) Becuase he has better hair.
(b) Because he is taller.
(c) Because he is older.
(d) Because Andrew has made a man of himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Dick say to Andrew about the way he spoke up to his father in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. What does Mrs. Atkins use in order to move around?

4. What is the relationship between Mrs. Mayo and Dick Scott?

5. When Robert is a child, what does he look at and get to know by heart?

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