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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 Dick Scott fix up on his ship for Robert?

2. What excuse does Ruth use as the reason she has to stay on the farm?

3. What does Ruth say would happen to her if Robert leaves?

4. What is Andrew's job on the ship?

5. What does Ben say will happen if he doesn't get paid when Robert gets back from town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ruth say when Andrew angrily asks her why they didn't let him know about Robert's deteriorating health?

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

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

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

7. What does Andrew promise Robert before he dies?

8. Describe the argument between Robert and Ruth in Act 2, Scene 1.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Ruth? Do you think she had a difficult life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what way is the sun used to symbolize hope? Discuss Robert's need to see the sun before he dies. Why is it important to him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Andrew's physical appearance and personality at the beginning of the play and contrast it with how he looks and behaves at the end of the play. What do you think caused these changes?

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