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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color dress is Ruth wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.
2. What is the setting of the last scene in the play?
(a) Porch.
(b) Section of country highway.
(c) Barn.
(d) Kitchen.
3. What is open in the bedroom when Ruth goes in to talk with Robert?
(a) A drawer.
(b) The door.
(c) The window.
(d) A jewelry box.
4. Who is the last person to leave the stage at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Robert.
(d) Andrew.
5. What makes Captain Scott get out of breath in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Running.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Walking up the hill.
(d) Bronchitis.
6. What doesn't Ruth want to tell Robert at the end of the play?
(a) She is too tired to help with the farm.
(b) She is leaving on the next train.
(c) She doesn't want to cook dinner.
(d) She doesn't mean it when she says she hates him.
7. What name does Andrew sob out at the end of the play?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Uncle Dick's.
(d) Mrs. Mayo's.
8. What time of day is it at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Noon.
(b) Night.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Evening.
9. What does Andrew look like at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Tanned.
(c) Pale.
(d) Exhausted.
10. What does Andrew do immediately after Robert has died?
(a) Screams.
(b) Bends down on one knee besides the body.
(c) Howls.
(d) Calls 911.
11. What does Andrew say to Robert about the death of his father?
(a) He has to see a therapist.
(b) He is still mad at him.
(c) It cuts him up a lot.
(d) He doesn't have any feelings about it.
12. What does Andrew try and convince Ruth to do because he thinks she owes Robert?
(a) Make a cake.
(b) Write a letter for him.
(c) Knit him a scarf.
(d) Lie.
13. Why can't Ruth and Robert send a telegraph to Andrew?
(a) They can't think of what to say.
(b) They can't afford it.
(c) They don't know where the telegraph office is.
(d) They don't know how to send a telegraph.
14. 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) Accountant.
(b) Writer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Musician.
15. What does Andrew offer to lend Robert to get the farm back on its feet?
(a) Farm equipment.
(b) Money.
(c) His tools.
(d) Advice.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who told Robert to go to the "far-off places" to be cured?
2. Why does Andrew call Ruth a murderess?
3. Who is dressed in white and looks pretty and fresh in Act 2, Scene 1?
4. Who dies in the Mayo family after Andrew goes away?
5. What does Robert say about Ruth at the end of the play?
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