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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise comes from Robert's throat in Scene 3, Act 2?
(a) A song.
(b) A chuckle.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Rattling noise.

2. Who dies in the Mayo family after Andrew goes away?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Kate and Mary.
(c) Ben.
(d) Dick.

3. What item does Andrew grab before he leaves the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) His hat.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His appointment book.
(d) His cane.

4. Where does Andrew suggest they should bring Robert to get cured?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Bahamas.

5. Who is dressed in white and looks pretty and fresh in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Mary.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) Mrs. Mayo.
(d) Ruth.

6. What is the last word Robert says in the play?
(a) "The truth."
(b) "Remember!"
(c) "Beauty!"
(d) "Play fair."

7. What does Andrew want to talk with Robert about at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The dinner menu.
(b) The state of the farm.
(c) The weather.
(d) His desire to go to college.

8. What does Andrew say to Robert about the death of his father?
(a) He is still mad at him.
(b) He doesn't have any feelings about it.
(c) He has to see a therapist.
(d) It cuts him up a lot.

9. What does Ruth tell Andrew he must realize about her after Robert has died?
(a) She is an expert at religious questions.
(b) Her maiden name.
(c) Her experience as a cook.
(d) That she has suffered too.

10. What does Mary notice about her mother at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is crying.
(b) She is laughing at a joke.
(c) She is wearing a new hat.
(d) She is frowning.

11. What does Robert suggest that Andrew avoids telling Ruth when they are talking on the hilltop?
(a) That he doesn't love her.
(b) That he will always love her.
(c) That he hopes she will return to Argentina with him.
(d) That he wants her to be his wife.

12. Who says he doesn't believe in miracles after Andrew arrives from New York?
(a) Robert.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Mr. Mayo.
(d) Uncle Dick.

13. What time is the train to New York City that the specialist travels on?
(a) 12 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

14. Who is the last person to leave the stage at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mary.

15. What does Robert stumble into at the end of the play?
(a) Puddle.
(b) Mud.
(c) Field.
(d) Ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Andrew sob out at the end of the play?

2. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?

3. What does Ruth say she feels like she's having in honor of Andrew's visit?

4. How does Ruth react when Robert dies at the end of the play?

5. What job is Andrew going to have on the ship bound for Argentina?

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