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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 is described as a drunken, ill, argumentative old man?
(a) Tilden.
(b) Ansel.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Bradley.

2. If you described Dodge's life, what would be the first thing you would notice?
(a) He is very active and loves to jog.
(b) He is proud of his wife.
(c) His life is confinded to the couch, television, and a bottle.
(d) He is devoted to his children.

3. One of the characters appears to be an upright and righteous member of the church, who is that character?
(a) Tilden.
(b) Father Drewis.
(c) Halie.
(d) Bradley.

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

5. Who are Dodge and Halie's sons?
(a) Bradley and James.
(b) John and Tilden.
(c) Tilden and Bradley.
(d) Father Dewis and Tilden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Halie say needs to stay out of the yard?

2. Who did Halie say she and Father Dewis was planning a monument for?

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

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

5. Who usually comes drunk after being out all night? And who does she bring with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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