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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. What part of this play reflects Sam Shephard's own life?
(a) His mother had an affair with her minister.
(b) His father was an alcoholic.
(c) his brother had an affair with hiis minister.
(d) His father a Christain.

2. Who did Dodge send after a bottle?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Father Dewis.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Vince.

3. When is Ansel to come home?
(a) Thursday, he is Bradley's handyman.
(b) Soon, he is on his way home from New Mexico.
(c) Tomorrow, he is the church's handyman.
(d) Never, he died on his honeymoon.

4. What is the dark thread that weaves though this play?
(a) Dodge and Shelly have a sexual relationship.
(b) Halie and Bradley have a incestual relationship.
(c) Vince and Halie have a incestual relaionship.
(d) Halie and Tilden had an incestual relationship.

5. What vegetables did Tilden pick from the garden?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Peas and potatoes.
(c) Cabbages.
(d) Turnips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dodge remove from the table when he sent Vince to town?

2. Shelly tries to get Vince to leave even though she feels for who?

3. Where were Vince and Shelly heading when they stopped at the farm?

4. What does the family hedge around?

5. When Tilden talked to Shelly about Vince, what did he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could have Tilden meant when he remarked that he saw a face within Vince's face?

2. Was there any indication that Tilden resentful or unfriendly towards Shelly?

3. Who are the new characters introduced in Act 2?

4. What was the relationship between Fahter Dewis and Halie?

5. Was Vince upset over the fact that he was not recognized by his father and grandfather?

6. What is an indication that Vince was upset over the fact that he was not recognized by his father and grandfather?

7. What are the efforts Vince did to make hoping his father and grandfather would recognize him?

8. What is the proof that Shelly is sympathetic to Tilden?

9. Dodge persuades Vince to take what from the table?

10. Where is VInce and Shelly going?

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