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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was not recognized after a six year absence?
(a) Vince.
(b) Halie.
(c) Shelly.
(d) Ansel.
2. Who had a wooden leg?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Father Dewis.
3. What does Shelly do when she sees Tilden coming in from the backyard?
(a) Helped him carry the carrots.
(b) Play tricks.
(c) Turned her back on him.
(d) Buy a bottle of whiskey.
4. Where was Shelly during Act 2?
(a) In New Mexico.
(b) With Vince in Dodge's house.
(c) At the church.
(d) At the store buying whiskey.
5. What happened to his leg?
(a) Cut off with a chain saw.
(b) Lost it on his honeymoon.
(c) Lost it in New Mexico.
(d) Lost it in the backyard.
6. What does Sam Shepherd's believe America has lost touch with?
(a) The farm in New Mexico.
(b) Their aspirations.
(c) The vegetable garden.
(d) The tools to work the agrden.
7. What was Father Dewis's relationship to Halie?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her minister and lover.
8. Where did Vince get the money to buy the whiskey?
(a) From Father Dewis.
(b) From the pantry.
(c) From the kitchen table.
(d) From Halie.
9. Who is Shelly?
(a) Bradley's wife.
(b) Tilden's sister.
(c) Vince's sister.
(d) Vince's girlfriend.
10. Who was Ansel?
(a) Tilden and Halie's son.
(b) Dodge and Halie's son.
(c) Dodge and Shelly's son.
(d) Bradley and Shelly's brothe.r
11. What is the theme of this play?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Trust.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Openess.
12. Ansel was a promising son of who?
(a) Bradley and Vince.
(b) Dodge and Halie.
(c) Tilden and Halie.
(d) Father Dewis and Halie.
13. Where were Vince and Shelly heading when they stopped at the farm?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Texas.
14. What part of this play reflects Sam Shephard's own life?
(a) His mother had an affair with her minister.
(b) His father a Christain.
(c) his brother had an affair with hiis minister.
(d) His father was an alcoholic.
15. What is the dysfunctional theme of this play?
(a) The incest between a mother and her son.
(b) A priest and Shelly.
(c) A father and his daughter.
(d) A brother and a sister.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Vince think Tilden was?
2. What was the result of the incestuous relationship between Halie and Tilden?
3. How did Halie betray the family?
4. Who didn't remember Vince?
5. What two characters are introduced in this act?
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