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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andrew try and convince Ruth to do because he thinks she owes Robert?
(a) Lie.
(b) Knit him a scarf.
(c) Write a letter for him.
(d) Make a cake.

2. Who says he doesn't believe in miracles after Andrew arrives from New York?
(a) Mr. Mayo.
(b) Robert.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Uncle Dick.

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

4. What does Andrew look like at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Tanned.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Pale.

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

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

7. Who is thin and unhealthy looking in Act 3?
(a) Robert.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Dr. Fawcett.

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

9. What does Andrew's rage change to at the end of the play when he is speaking to Ruth?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Delight.
(d) Pity.

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

11. How is the apple tree at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2 described?
(a) Leafless and seems dead.
(b) In full bloom.
(c) Budding.
(d) Filled with apples.

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

13. What are the last words spoken in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) "So long."
(b) "Let's hope to God--."
(c) "Be Well."
(d) "Goodbye."

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

15. What does Ruth tell Robert when she goes up to the hilltop?
(a) Uncle Dick wants to speak with him.
(b) He has an important telephone call.
(c) The hired hand wants to speak to him.
(d) He is needed at a town meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Captain Scott get out of breath in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

3. What doesn't Ruth want to tell Robert at the end of the play?

4. What is the last word Robert says in the play?

5. What is the "El Paso?"

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