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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ben's job?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Cook.
(c) Hired hand.
(d) Painter.

2. What does Ben say will happen if he doesn't get paid when Robert gets back from town?
(a) There will be trouble.
(b) He can't wait.
(c) He is fine with the money he has.
(d) He'll come back next week.

3. How long will Robert be at sea?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) One year.

4. Robert says Ruth is mean and:
(a) Angry.
(b) Big.
(c) Small.
(d) Violent.

5. In what month is the beginning of the play set?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) March.

6. What is Robert in search of during the sea voyage?
(a) Property.
(b) Wide open spaces.
(c) Long lost cousin.
(d) Money.

7. What is Mrs. Atkins first name?
(a) Julie.
(b) Joan.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Debra.

8. What is Ruth reading when Robert comes in and watches her without her knowing in Act 2?
(a) History book.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) A letter from Andrew.
(d) Comics.

9. Who is laughing at Ben?
(a) Mike.
(b) Doug.
(c) Andy.
(d) Farmers and farmhands.

10. Who says to Robert "I didn't want to spoil this last night you're here?"
(a) Mrs. Atkins.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Andrew.
(d) His mother.

11. Who says Andrew is a born farmer while talking after dinner?
(a) Mr. Mayo.
(b) Mrs. Mayo.
(c) Dick Scott.
(d) Robert.

12. What excuse does Ruth use as the reason she has to stay on the farm?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Kate.
(c) Her father.
(d) Mary.

13. What sound does Mary make in the bedroom while her parents are fighting?
(a) Singing.
(b) Whimper.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Gurgle.

14. Why does Ruth accuse Robert of being jealous of Andrew?
(a) Because he is older.
(b) Becuase he has better hair.
(c) Because he is taller.
(d) Because Andrew has made a man of himself.

15. What does Andrew check on after dinner when he leaves the sitting room?
(a) Dessert.
(b) The chickens.
(c) His laundry.
(d) The black cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has lost her fresh appearance at the beginning of Act 2?

2. What does Robert think the secret is to what he has been seeking at the beginning of the play?

3. Who is joining the Mayo family for dinner at the beginning of the play?

4. How old is Ruth?

5. What is the name that Robert's daughter calls him?

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