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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since the garden has been worked, according to Dodge?
(a) Tilden's return
(b) Since the death of Ansel
(c) Bradley's return
(d) Thirty years

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

3. Dodge said this to who? "Don't go outside. There's nothing out there."
(a) Bradley.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Tilden.
(d) Ansel.

4. Which particular event does Halie blame for Ansel's death?
(a) The hotel staff.
(b) Marrying a Catholic.
(c) The church members.
(d) Bradley.

5. Who has a wooden leg?
(a) Bradley
(b) Father Dewis
(c) Ansel
(d) Tilden

Short Answer Questions

1. What area can be seen form the living room during the play?

2. What is primary character does Halie portray?

3. What event resulted because of the disintegration of this family structure?

4. Where did Tilden return from, broken and unable to care for himself?

5. Who spent time in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proves that Halie is far from a care taking wife?

2. What are we told happened to Ansel?

3. How are Dodge and Halie presented in the first act?

4. What might be Bradley's reasons for being so mean?

5. Describe Halie's character in the first act.

6. Why do you think Tilden acts the way he does?

7. What is Bradley like at the start of the play?

8. How do the family members get along in the first act of this play?

9. What explanation does Halie for spending time with Father Dewis?

10. What is Halie's way of showing her apparent concern for Dodge?

(see the answer keys)

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