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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ansel?
(a) Bradley and Shelly's brothe.r
(b) Dodge and Halie's son.
(c) Tilden and Halie's son.
(d) Dodge and Shelly's son.

2. What is the theme of this play?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Trust.
(d) Openess.

3. How long had Vince been gone?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Six years.

4. When is Ansel to come home?
(a) Soon, he is on his way home from New Mexico.
(b) Never, he died on his honeymoon.
(c) Thursday, he is Bradley's handyman.
(d) Tomorrow, he is the church's handyman.

5. What does Bradley do to Dodge when he comes by?
(a) Turns off the TV so Dodge can't watch it.
(b) Brings him a bottle of whiskey.
(c) Brings him a new blanket to repalce the one he lost.
(d) Leaves Dodge's head gashed and bleeding.

6. When Tilden talked to Shelly about Vince, what did he say?
(a) The face of Ansel.
(b) Father Dewis's face.
(c) I saw a small face within his face.
(d) Dodge's smile.

7. Who was on their way to Mexico?
(a) Ansel and his wife.
(b) Vince and Shelly.
(c) Halie and Dodge.
(d) Bradley and Tilden.

8. What does Sam Shepherd's believe America has lost touch with?
(a) Their aspirations.
(b) The vegetable garden.
(c) The tools to work the agrden.
(d) The farm in New Mexico.

9. What did Dodge remove from the table when he sent Vince to town?
(a) Money to buy a bottle of whiskey.
(b) The letter from Father Dewis.
(c) The cooked corn that had been prepared.
(d) Carrots that were cleaned and ready to prepare for lunch.

10. What is the dysfunctional theme of this play?
(a) A priest and Shelly.
(b) A father and his daughter.
(c) A brother and a sister.
(d) The incest between a mother and her son.

11. Who didn't remember Vince?
(a) Halie and Tilden.
(b) Bradley and Halie.
(c) Dodge and Tilden.
(d) Tilden and Bradley.

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

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

14. Who had a wooden leg?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Bradley.

15. What happened to his leg?
(a) Lost it in New Mexico.
(b) Lost it on his honeymoon.
(c) Lost it in the backyard.
(d) Cut off with a chain saw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not recognized after a six year absence?

2. What character stayed on stage during the first two acts of the play?

3. What was Father Dewis's relationship to Halie?

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

5. Who was a Catholic bride?

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