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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tilden continue to bring in from the backyard?
(a) Flowers for Halie.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Garden tools.
(d) Soil for house plants.

2. Who had an incestuous relationship?
(a) Halie and Bradley.
(b) Halie and Father Dewis.
(c) Halie and Tilden.
(d) Halie and Ansel.

3. What set off this family toward disaster?
(a) Halie's devotion to her children.
(b) Father Dewis' devotion to Dodge.
(c) The mismatch between Dodge and Halie.
(d) Dodge's trust for his wife.

4. Who are Dodge and Halie's sons?
(a) Father Dewis and Tilden.
(b) Tilden and Bradley.
(c) John and Tilden.
(d) Bradley and James.

5. When Tilden left corn husks on the floor, who did Halie say would be upset if they found them on the floor?
(a) Ansel.
(b) Tilden.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bradley go, only to return emotionally broken?

2. What is the main theme of this play?

3. What is primary character does Halie portray?

4. Who tried to present themselves as the one in charge of the family, but was ignored by everyone?

5. What did Sam Shepherd chose a farm as the setting of this play?

(see the answer key)

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