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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth say she feels like she's having in honor of Andrew's visit?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Birthday celebration.
(c) Party.
(d) Holiday.

2. What does Andrew want to talk with Robert about at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The dinner menu.
(b) The weather.
(c) His desire to go to college.
(d) The state of the farm.

3. What does Ruth tell Andrew he must realize about her after Robert has died?
(a) Her experience as a cook.
(b) That she has suffered too.
(c) Her maiden name.
(d) She is an expert at religious questions.

4. In the very last scene, Andrew tells Ruth they must:
(a) Leave on a vacation together.
(b) Never see one another again.
(c) Try to help each other.
(d) Marry right away.

5. Who dies in the Mayo family after Andrew goes away?
(a) Dick.
(b) Ben.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Kate and Mary.

6. Why does Ruth tremble in fright when she steps inside Robert's bedroom?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is breaking things in the room.
(c) He is gone.
(d) He is unconscious.

7. What does Robert say he feels like he's been cooped up in all his life?
(a) His barn.
(b) A library.
(c) A room.
(d) Jail.

8. Where does Andrew suggest they should bring Robert to get cured?
(a) California.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Arizona.

9. What does Andrew do immediately after Robert has died?
(a) Screams.
(b) Calls 911.
(c) Bends down on one knee besides the body.
(d) Howls.

10. What color dress is Ruth wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

11. What is wrong with the curtains in the sitting room in Act 3?
(a) They are torn and dirty.
(b) They are new and wrinkled.
(c) They are gone.
(d) They are the wrong color.

12. What does Ruth use to wipe Robert's lips after his coughing fit?
(a) His tie.
(b) Her petticoat.
(c) Handkerchief.
(d) Her sleeve.

13. What name does Andrew sob out at the end of the play?
(a) Mrs. Mayo's.
(b) Robert's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Uncle Dick's.

14. What phrase does Ruth use to describe Robert's state of mind right before he died?
(a) He was so fearful.
(b) He was so happy.
(c) He was so nervous.
(d) He was so bereft.

15. What does Robert stumble into at the end of the play?
(a) Mud.
(b) Puddle.
(c) Ditch.
(d) Field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?

2. Who says I wouldn't "know how to feel love, even if I tried" in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. What does Andrew say he's going to turn the farm into during Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Andrew offer to lend Robert to get the farm back on its feet?

5. What does Andrew say to Ruth about his feelings for Robert in Act 3, Scene 1?

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