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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cut off Dodge's hair?
(a) Halie.
(b) Tilden.
(c) Father Drewis.
(d) Bradley.

2. Who brings vegetables in from the garden?
(a) Halie.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Dodge.

3. When did Halie say she knew Ansel would be a dead man?
(a) When Dodge cried.
(b) When the priest had a gun.
(c) When he placed a ring on his bride's finger.
(d) When he kissed the bride.

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

5. What is primary character does Halie portray?
(a) Morning Ansel.
(b) Devoted to Tilden.
(c) Promiscuous and self centered.
(d) Committed to Bradley.

6. What is the backdrop for this play?
(a) Upstairs where Halie hides during the play.
(b) The backporch overlooking the garden.
(c) The backyard where vegetables are picked.
(d) Living room in an Illinois farm house.

7. Where did Tilden return from, broken and unable to care for himself?
(a) Texas
(b) Arizonia
(c) New Mexico
(d) Illinois

8. What type of life did Halie leave behind when she married Dodge?
(a) Caring for Bradley.
(b) Being the mother of Ansel.
(c) Life in the city with variety and stimulation.
(d) Being an upstanding member of the church.

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

10. Why does Father Dewis come by?
(a) To see Halie
(b) To see Dodge
(c) To see Ansel
(d) To see Tilden

11. What did Halie say she and Father Dewis were doing all night when they came home drunk?
(a) Dodge's funeral
(b) A memorial service for Bradley
(c) Planning a monument for Ansel
(d) Planning for Ansel's saint hood

12. What is the main theme of this play?
(a) The best way to grow vegtables.
(b) The virtue of marriage.
(c) How to be a strong Christian.
(d) The dysfunction of this family.

13. Who was in New Mexico?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Father Dewis.
(d) Tilden.

14. Who has a security blanket?
(a) Tilden.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Halie.

15. Who had a wooden leg form an accident with a chain saw?
(a) Ansel.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Tilden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which particular event does Halie blame for Ansel's death?

3. Who had an incestuous relationship?

4. If you described Dodge's life, what would be the first thing you would notice?

5. Who does Halie say needs to stay out of the yard?

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