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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andrew say he'll do to help Robert in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Write a letter of recommendation.
(b) Buy him some new books.
(c) Get him some water.
(d) Stay at the farm.

2. When Robert says to Ruth that he wants to start over again and move to the city, what profession does he want to take up?
(a) Professor.
(b) Musician.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Writer.

3. What does Andrew offer to lend Robert to get the farm back on its feet?
(a) His tools.
(b) Money.
(c) Advice.
(d) Farm equipment.

4. What does Andrew ask Ruth for in the last scene of the play?
(a) A warm hug.
(b) A smile.
(c) A photograph of Robert.
(d) Forgiveness.

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

6. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?
(a) That he will always love her.
(b) That he doesn't love her.
(c) That he hopes she will return to Argentina with him.
(d) That he wants her to be his wife.

7. What does Robert say about Ruth at the end of the play?
(a) She can live with her mother.
(b) She has suffered.
(c) She is mean.
(d) She doesn't need anyone.

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

9. Why doesn't Andrew leave right away for the ship bound for Argentina?
(a) His car won't start.
(b) He doesn't want to miss out on his mother's cooking.
(c) There's a storm coming.
(d) He's sick.

10. Who tells Andrew that the inside of Robert's lungs are bad?
(a) Mrs. Atkins.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mrs. Mayo.
(d) Robert.

11. What does Robert want Andrew to promise in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) To read more books.
(b) To mow the grass.
(c) To marry Ruth.
(d) To stay at the farm.

12. Who says he won't come back with "empty hands next time?"
(a) Andrew.
(b) Captain Scott.
(c) Uncle Dick.
(d) Ben.

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

14. Why does Robert feel happy at last in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) He just got a new book.
(b) He has more money.
(c) He is free two wander eternally.
(d) He feels better.

15. What makes Captain Scott get out of breath in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Running.
(b) Walking up the hill.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "El Paso?"

2. How does Ruth react when Robert dies at the end of the play?

3. In Act 3, scene 1, what does Robert say Andrew has been doing for the last eight years?

4. What does Andrew suggest they hire to help out around the farm?

5. Who does Mary announce is coming to the hilltop at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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