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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. Where did Halie spend most of her time?
(a) Upstairs off stage.
(b) Visiting Ansel.
(c) With Father Dewis.
(d) In the backyard.

2. Who taunted Halie about " the breeder-man teaching her a thing or two"?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Tildren.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Father Dewis.

3. Who usually comes drunk after being out all night? And who does she bring with her?
(a) Halie and Father Dewis.
(b) Dodge and Halie.
(c) Bradley and Halie.
(d) Tilden and Halie.

4. Who is Ansel?
(a) Tilden's son.
(b) Member of Father Drewis' church.
(c) Halie and Dodge's son.
(d) Bradley' s father.

5. Who does Halie say needs to stay out of the yard?
(a) Father Dewis.
(b) Tilden.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Bradley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who's life is centered on a couch, television, and a bottle?

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

4. What seemed to be just below the surface of this family's relationship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

3. What is Tilden's condition when he gets back from his stay in New Mexico?

4. Why does Halie resent the Catholics?

5. Who is the first character to appear in Act 1?

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

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

8. In the first act, where are the characters?

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

10. Describe Tilden at the start of Act 1.

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