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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise comes from Robert's throat in Scene 3, Act 2?
(a) Laughter.
(b) A song.
(c) Rattling noise.
(d) A chuckle.

2. What is the setting of the last scene in the play?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Porch.
(c) Section of country highway.
(d) Barn.

3. What does Robert see rising from the rim of the hills at the end of the play?
(a) The sun.
(b) Fire.
(c) The moon.
(d) Sheep.

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

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

6. In Act 3, scene 1, what does Robert say Andrew has been doing for the last eight years?
(a) Playing.
(b) Learning to paint.
(c) Running away from himself.
(d) Having fun.

7. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Robert.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Uncle Dick.

8. 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.

9. What tone of voice does Ruth use when she says "Come on and I'll get your dinner for you" at the end of Act 2?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Dead.
(c) Happy.
(d) Friendly.

10. What tone of voice does Andrew use to speak to Ruth after Robert has died?
(a) A sad tone.
(b) A happy tone.
(c) A furious tone.
(d) A critical tone.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Andrew call Ruth a murderess?

2. What does Robert stumble into at the end of the play?

3. What is Robert's response when Andrew says he's going to accept a job from a friend?

4. What job is Andrew going to have on the ship bound for Argentina?

5. Who calls Ruth a "mad fool" as Robert is sick in bed?

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