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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Andrew grab before he leaves the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) His appointment book.
(b) His cane.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His hat.

3. What does Andrew say to Ruth about his feelings for Robert in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He loves Robert more than anyone in the world.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He's mad at him.
(d) He feels resentful.

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

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

6. What meal is Kate cooking in honor of Andrew's visit?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Brunch.
(d) Breakfast.

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

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

9. Whose mind is described as "sinking back into that spent calm beyond the further troubling of any hope"?
(a) Ruth's.
(b) Uncle Dick's.
(c) Andrew's.
(d) Kate's.

10. How does Ruth react when Robert dies at the end of the play?
(a) Gives a cry of horror and springs to her feet.
(b) Gets sick.
(c) Faints.
(d) Weeps hysterically.

11. What does Robert say he feels like he's been cooped up in all his life?
(a) A room.
(b) A library.
(c) Jail.
(d) His barn.

12. Where does Andrew suggest they should bring Robert to get cured?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Bahamas.

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

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

15. What does Andrew suggest they hire to help out around the farm?
(a) An experienced farmer.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Painter.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andrew smoking in Act 3, Scene 2?

2. What does Andrew do immediately after Robert has died?

3. How is the apple tree at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2 described?

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

5. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?

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