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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. Where is Robert sitting at the beginning of the play?
(a) Footstool.
(b) On a fence.
(c) Chair.
(d) Log.

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

3. What is the setting of Act I, Scene I?
(a) Farmhouse.
(b) The side of the road at twilight.
(c) Library.
(d) Car.

4. What does Dick Scott fix up on his ship for Robert?
(a) Galley.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Reading room.
(d) Dining room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Mary make in the bedroom while her parents are fighting?

2. What does the woman from the missionary ask Dick Scott?

3. Who says that Ruth came to her for advice about managing the farm?

4. What does Andrew check on after dinner when he leaves the sitting room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth behave toward Robert when he comes in late for dinner?

2. How does Robert respond when Andrew says he's planning to return to Argentina?

3. What does Robert say about Mary's death eight months before?

4. How does Andrew try to make good on his promise to his brother to take care of Ruth?

5. Describe the setting of Act 1, Scene 1.

6. What work is Andrew considered to be well suited for?

7. Why is the true reason Andrew doesn't want to stay on the farm?

8. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in for dinner in Act 2, Scene 1?

9. What does Mrs. Atkins say is wrong with Mary when she hears her crying?

10. What is Andrew's reaction to Robert's reasons for leaving on the voyage?

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