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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose betrayal started the total destruction of this family?
(a) Halie's
(b) Bradley's
(c) Ansel's wife
(d) Tilden's

2. What did Shelly try to do?
(a) Cook corn and carrots.
(b) Sleep in the room.
(c) Buy whiskey.
(d) Persuade Vince to leave.

3. What did Tilden say about Vince?
(a) He always went for a bottle.
(b) That he saw a small face inside his face.
(c) Was not good enough for her.
(d) He was more like a brother.

4. What was the result of the incestuous relationship between Halie and Tilden?
(a) Dodge and Tiden had a stronger relationship.
(b) A baby boy was born.
(c) Bradley became a father.
(d) Dodge and Halie had a better relationship.

5. What seemed to be just below the surface of this family's relationship?
(a) The fact that Bradley was a drunk.
(b) A light reference to a dark family secret.
(c) That Father Dewis truly cared for Halie.
(d) That Tilden was a practising Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Halie say she and Father Dewis were doing all night when they came home drunk?

2. What does Shelly do when she sees Tilden coming in from the backyard?

3. Who spent their time upstairs?

4. What does Sam Shepherd's believe America has lost touch with?

5. What is the main theme of this play?

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