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

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

3. How does Mr. Mayo describe Robert's farming abilities?
(a) He was never cut out to be a farmer.
(b) He's can milk the cows.
(c) He has good ideas.
(d) He's a great farmer.

4. What nickname does Robert give Ruth?
(a) Sweetie pie.
(b) Honey.
(c) Ruthie girl.
(d) Little Miss Common Sense.

5. Who is laughing at Ben?
(a) Farmers and farmhands.
(b) Andy.
(c) Mike.
(d) Doug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Atkins first name?

2. What job does Mrs. Mayo at one time hold?

3. What is Robert in search of during the sea voyage?

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

5. What does Andrew tell Dick Scott he will do at the end of Act I, Scene II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robert want to leave the farm?

2. Describe how Andrew has changed since he went away on the voyage.

3. How has Ruth changed after three years of being married?

4. Who is Ruth waiting up for in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

6. Is Mary sensitive to her parents emotional state on the hilltop?

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

8. Why does Ben quit his job as hired-hand?

9. What are Ruth's intentions when she goes up to the hilltop?

10. What does Ruth look like in Act 3, Scene 1?

(see the answer keys)

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