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

2. Where did Tilden return from, broken and unable to care for himself?
(a) Texas
(b) Arizonia
(c) Illinois
(d) New Mexico

3. What type of life did Halie leave behind when she married Dodge?
(a) Caring for Bradley.
(b) Life in the city with variety and stimulation.
(c) Being an upstanding member of the church.
(d) Being the mother of Ansel.

4. What is in Illinois?
(a) Ansel's wedding.
(b) The farm.
(c) Bradley's house.
(d) The jail.

5. What seemed to be just below the surface of this family's relationship?
(a) That Father Dewis truly cared for Halie.
(b) A light reference to a dark family secret.
(c) That Tilden was a practising Catholic.
(d) The fact that Bradley was a drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a wooden leg?

2. Why does Father Dewis come by?

3. Whose betrayal started the total destruction of this family?

4. What character was on stage during Act one?

5. Who shouts from upstairs telling Dodge to take his medication when he coughs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Halie think about Ansel at the beginning of the story?

5. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

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

7. Describe Tilden at the start of Act 1.

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

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

10. Why does Halie resent the Catholics?

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