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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Raining.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Cold.
(d) Hot.

2. Who says "We'll be late for supper, Rob?"
(a) Ruth's mother.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Kate.

3. What does Robert point to in the sky at the end of the Act 1, Scene1?
(a) Helicopter.
(b) Star.
(c) Plane.
(d) Meteor shower.

4. What does Andrew say from offstage at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Where are you?
(b) What's going on?
(c) Ahoy!
(d) Anyone home?

5. What is Robert in search of during the sea voyage?
(a) Long lost cousin.
(b) Money.
(c) Wide open spaces.
(d) Property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick Scott fix up on his ship for Robert?

2. How does Mr. Mayo describe Robert's farming abilities?

3. Why does Ruth complain about her mother to Robert at the beginning of the play?

4. How long will Robert be at sea?

5. What does Mrs. Mayo say her husband died of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert's interests at the beginning of Act 1.

2. What is Andrew's response to Robert when he cries out that the situation is damnable?

3. What does Andrew tell Robert about his travels when he joins him on the hilltop?

4. What do Andrew and Ruth do when they find Robert on the side of the road?

5. Describe the sitting room's appearance in Act 3.

6. When Andrew hears the news that Robert will die soon, how does he show his optimistic outlook about Robert's chances to get well?

7. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?

8. What is Andrew's reaction to Robert's announcement that he is in love with Ruth?

9. When Robert dies, how do Andrew and Ruth react?

10. What is the reason James tells Andrew to never return to the farm again?

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