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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 hid under a blanket when they wanted to shut out the world?
(a) Tilden
(b) Dodge
(c) Halie
(d) Vince

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

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

4. What position did Dodge hold in the family?
(a) Halie's lover
(b) Father and husband
(c) Son and friend
(d) Father Drewis' partner

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Halie pretends to care for who?

2. Who is described as a drunken, ill, argumentative old man?

3. Who was in New Mexico?

4. Who does Halie tell Dodge they have to take care of?

5. One of the characters appears to be an upright and righteous member of the church, who is that character?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

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

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

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

8. What's one indication that Tilden is not his self and disturbed?

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

10. Describe Tilden at the start of Act 1.

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