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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew say is not part of Robert's nature when he is talking with him at the fence?

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

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

4. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in and watches her without her knowing in Act 2?

5. Who says "I feel--dead" at the end of Act I, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Robert want to leave the farm?

3. What is the relationship between Andrew and Robert at the beginning of the play?

4. What does James Mayo say about Uncle Dick's comment that Andrew would be a better sea-faring man than Robert?

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

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

7. What does Kate say she thinks is going on between Ruth and Robert?

8. How do Kate and James Mayo feel about Robert leaving on the voyage?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the literal and symbolic meaning of the title "Beyond the Horizon." What particular meaning does it have for Robert and Andrew?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of bad luck/good luck. How do we see these themes used in the play? Who is most closely connected with bad luck and what does he hope for to turn his luck around?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the brothers' viewpoints about the sea voyage at the beginning of the play. Whose view is more practical? What do you think of Robert's reasons for going? Explain your viewpoint.

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