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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. Who was an all-American halfback with a bright future ahead of them?
(a) Father Drewis.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Tilden.

2. Who's life is centered on a couch, television, and a bottle?
(a) Ansel.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Tilden.

3. What character was on stage during Act one?
(a) Father Drewis.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Tilden.

4. Who owned this farm?
(a) Ansel, because he spent his life preparing the land to harvest.
(b) Dodge, he was the father and husband.
(c) Tilden, because he had a vegetable garden.
(d) Bradley, since he repesented ordor to this family.

5. Why does Sam Shephard write about this type of family?
(a) He enjoys revealing the victory of his family members.
(b) Enjoys sharing gardening tips.
(c) It is dysfunctonial like his own family.
(d) This family shows how to support your family members when they are in pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spent time in jail?

2. Who had an incestuous relationship?

3. Who are having an adulterous affair in the play?

4. Where did Bradley go, only to return emotionally broken?

5. If you described Dodge's life, what would be the first thing you would notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

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

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

4. What is Halie's predication about Bradley and the corn husks on the floor?

5. Describe Tilden at the start of Act 1.

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

7. What is Halie's frustration over the two brothers, Tilden and Bradley?

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

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

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

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