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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many sons do Halie and Dodge have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One still alive.
(d) Four.
2. How was Vince treated when he got to the farm?
(a) Halie cried in joy.
(b) Dodge greeted him with a loving hug.
(c) No one knew him.
(d) They had a "fatten calf" celebration.
3. What vegetables did Shelly try to help Tilden with?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Carrots.
4. What two characters are introduced in this act?
(a) Halie's girlfriend.
(b) Bradley's brother.
(c) Vince and Shelly.
(d) Ansel's brother.
5. Who was an old boyfriend of Halie's who Dodge taunts her about?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A horse breeder.
(d) Her daughter's boyfriend.
6. Who does Sam Shepherd place most of the blame for this family's failure?
(a) The mother and father, Halile and Dodge.
(b) The two brothers, Tilden and Bradley.
(c) Shelly and Father Dewis because they interferred with the family structure.
(d) Ancel because he died leaving he family broken and grieving.
7. What did Tilden tell Shelly about the baby?
(a) It brought joy to the family.
(b) The lose of the baby tore the family apart.
(c) Halie cried when she saw it's face.
(d) It could be held with one hand, it was so small noone could find it.
8. Who was on their way to Mexico?
(a) Ansel and his wife.
(b) Bradley and Tilden.
(c) Halie and Dodge.
(d) Vince and Shelly.
9. What did Dodge remove from the table when he sent Vince to town?
(a) The letter from Father Dewis.
(b) Carrots that were cleaned and ready to prepare for lunch.
(c) Money to buy a bottle of whiskey.
(d) The cooked corn that had been prepared.
10. What was the result of the incestuous relationship between Halie and Tilden?
(a) A baby boy was born.
(b) Dodge and Tiden had a stronger relationship.
(c) Dodge and Halie had a better relationship.
(d) Bradley became a father.
11. The children reflects what in this play?
(a) The brokeness of the family structure.
(b) Their hunger for vegetables.
(c) How much they miss Ansel.
(d) The happieness found in Illinois.
12. Who did Dodge send after a bottle?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Vince.
13. What did Shelly try to do?
(a) Buy whiskey.
(b) Cook corn and carrots.
(c) Persuade Vince to leave.
(d) Sleep in the room.
14. What did Tilden say about Vince?
(a) He always went for a bottle.
(b) Was not good enough for her.
(c) He was more like a brother.
(d) That he saw a small face inside his face.
15. What vegetables did Tilden pick from the garden?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Peas and potatoes.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Cabbages.
Short Answer Questions
1. What character stayed on stage during the first two acts of the play?
2. Who had the incestuous relationship?
3. Ansel was a promising son of who?
4. What does Halie present herself to be?
5. Who did Shelly try to help with the vegetables from the garden?
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