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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many telegrams did Ruth and Robert receive from Andrew in New York?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?
(a) That he doesn't love her.
(b) That he will always love her.
(c) That he wants her to be his wife.
(d) That he hopes she will return to Argentina with him.

3. Who does Mary announce is coming to the hilltop at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A man.
(b) Uncle Dick.
(c) Mrs. Mayo.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Robert hear calling him from the horizon at the end of the play?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) The sheep.
(d) The old voices.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cradles Robert's head in her lap?

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

3. How does Ruth speak when she says "I'll go" and walks slowly toward the bedroom?

4. What item does Andrew grab before he leaves the house in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What disease does Robert say he has?

(see the answer keys)

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