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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert point to in the sky at the end of the Act 1, Scene1?
(a) Plane.
(b) Star.
(c) Meteor shower.
(d) Helicopter.

2. What noise does Robert and Ruth hear from outside after they've had their terrible fight?
(a) Mrs. Atkins arguing.
(b) Mary talking to her doll.
(c) Mrs. Mayo singing.
(d) A horse and carriage on the road.

3. What does Robert say to Ruth about why he has to leave?
(a) He wants to get away from her.
(b) The farm is too small a world.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He hates being around his dad.

4. Who says to Robert "I didn't want to spoil this last night you're here?"
(a) Ruth.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) His mother.

5. What job does Mrs. Mayo at one time hold?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Therapist.

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

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

8. Who is Andrew?
(a) Robert's older brother.
(b) Robert's younger brother.
(c) Robert's cousin.
(d) Robert's twin.

9. What experience did Robert have as a child that he tells Ruth about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He loved to color.
(b) He was a sickly child.
(c) He and his dad liked to play checkers.
(d) He and his mother went ice skating.

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

11. What does Uncle Dick say to Andrew about the way he spoke up to his father in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "You were tough on him."
(b) "You're rude."
(c) "You certainly put him in his place."
(d) "I like your spirit."

12. How old is Ruth?
(a) Early twenties.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Late thirties.

13. Who is joining the Mayo family for dinner at the beginning of the play?
(a) Uncle Matthew.
(b) Scott.
(c) Ruth and her mother.
(d) Ben.

14. What kind of work does Andrew say he likes to do in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Take care of the family farm.
(b) Tax Preparation.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Write.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth respond when Robert says that Andrew writes letters like a farmer in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

3. What does Robert do after he lifts Ruth into his arms in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who says "I feel--dead" at the end of Act I, Scene 2?

5. What does Andrew say from offstage at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

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