Buried Child Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Buried Child Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 95 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spent time in jail?
(a) Tilden.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Bradley.

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

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

4. Who hid under a blanket when they wanted to shut out the world?
(a) Vince
(b) Tilden
(c) Halie
(d) Dodge

5. Why does Halie say she didn't want Tilden not to go outside?
(a) Father Dewis will pray for him.
(b) Bradley will cut his hair.
(c) She doesn't want him to get wet in the rain.
(d) Dodge will hide from him.

6. What is a key factor that started the crack in Halie and Dodge's relationship?
(a) She loved to make quilts.
(b) Halie went from the city life full of activity to an isolated life on the farm.
(c) She had a very good herb garden.
(d) She grew flowers like everyone in the area.

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

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

9. One of the characters appears to be an upright and righteous member of the church, who is that character?
(a) Halie.
(b) Father Drewis.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Tilden.

10. What position did Dodge hold in the family?
(a) Father Drewis' partner
(b) Halie's lover
(c) Father and husband
(d) Son and friend

11. Who tried to present themselves as the one in charge of the family, but was ignored by everyone?
(a) Halie.
(b) Tilden.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Father Dewis.

12. 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) Dodge.
(c) Ansel.
(d) Bradley.

13. What did Sam Shepherd chose a farm as the setting of this play?
(a) It was a beautiful vision of this family's fruitful garden.
(b) He loves to watch vegetables grow.
(c) it was a contrast between fertile farming and the deteriation of this family.
(d) He was sure Dodge would rallie in the end.

14. Who shouts from upstairs telling Dodge to take his medication when he coughs?
(a) Father Dewis.
(b) Halie.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Bradley.

15. Who is described as a drunken, ill, argumentative old man?
(a) Ansel.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the garden has been worked, according to Dodge?

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

3. What happened to Ansel?

4. What does Tilden continue to bring in from the backyard?

5. Who did Halie say this about? "I had no idea he would be that much trouble".

(see the answer keys)

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