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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 Ruth about his love for her in the past?
(a) He doesn't know what to call it.
(b) He hopes he can rekindle the flame.
(c) It was just "silly nonsense."
(d) It was the most important thing in his life.

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

3. What does Andrew place over Robert's heart at the end of the play?
(a) Robert's favorite blanket.
(b) Ruth's handkerchief.
(c) His hand.
(d) A sheet.

4. What does Andrew say that Argentina has?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Good food.
(c) Excellent wines.
(d) Beautiful beaches.

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

6. What does Andrew tell Ruth about his finances?
(a) He invested wisely in New York.
(b) He has a million dollars put aside for the farm.
(c) He's a millionaire.
(d) He's not a rich man and lost most of his money gambling.

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

8. What does Andrew say to Robert about the death of his father?
(a) He has to see a therapist.
(b) He doesn't have any feelings about it.
(c) It cuts him up a lot.
(d) He is still mad at him.

9. Who cradles Robert's head in her lap?
(a) Mrs. Atkins.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mrs. Mayo.

10. What job is Andrew going to have on the ship bound for Argentina?
(a) Second officer.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Captain.
(d) Cook.

11. Who says I wouldn't "know how to feel love, even if I tried" in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Robert.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Andrew.

12. Why can't Ruth and Robert send a telegraph to Andrew?
(a) They don't know how to send a telegraph.
(b) They can't afford it.
(c) They don't know where the telegraph office is.
(d) They can't think of what to say.

13. What is the last word Robert says in the play?
(a) "The truth."
(b) "Play fair."
(c) "Remember!"
(d) "Beauty!"

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

15. Who is furious with Ruth when Robert is shut up in the bedroom?
(a) Robert.
(b) The specialist.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Mrs. Atkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the very last scene, Andrew tells Ruth they must:

2. What does Robert want Andrew to promise in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Where does Andrew suggest they should bring Robert to get cured?

4. What is the setting of the last scene in the play?

5. Who is dressed in white and looks pretty and fresh in Act 2, Scene 1?

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