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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ruth react when Robert dies at the end of the play?
(a) Gets sick.
(b) Gives a cry of horror and springs to her feet.
(c) Weeps hysterically.
(d) Faints.

2. What kind of business does Andrew want to get into in Argentina?
(a) Grain business.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Ship building.
(d) Acting.

3. What does Robert say he feels like he's been cooped up in all his life?
(a) Jail.
(b) A library.
(c) A room.
(d) His barn.

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

5. What does Robert believe the rising sun is a symbol of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) A hot day.
(d) Death.

6. What does Andrew's rage change to at the end of the play when he is speaking to Ruth?
(a) Delight.
(b) Pity.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Happiness.

7. What does Mrs. Atkins say that Mary inherited from her father?
(a) A weak constitution.
(b) Money.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Happy disposition.

8. What does Robert see rising from the rim of the hills at the end of the play?
(a) The moon.
(b) Fire.
(c) The sun.
(d) Sheep.

9. What does Andrew say to Ruth about his feelings for Robert in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He loves Robert more than anyone in the world.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He's mad at him.
(d) He feels resentful.

10. Who strokes Mary's hair before they walk down from the hilltop to the house for dinner?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Uncle Dick.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Robert.

11. What tone of voice does Ruth use when she says "Come on and I'll get your dinner for you" at the end of Act 2?
(a) Happy.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Dead.
(d) Energetic.

12. What disease does Robert say he has?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Gout.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Pleurisy.

13. What does Andrew tell Ruth about his love for her in the past?
(a) It was the most important thing in his life.
(b) He doesn't know what to call it.
(c) It was just "silly nonsense."
(d) He hopes he can rekindle the flame.

14. How is the apple tree at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2 described?
(a) Leafless and seems dead.
(b) Budding.
(c) In full bloom.
(d) Filled with apples.

15. Who told Robert to go to the "far-off places" to be cured?
(a) The specialist.
(b) Mrs. Atkins.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Andrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Ruth use to describe Robert's state of mind right before he died?

2. What does Andrew place over Robert's heart at the end of the play?

3. Who does Mary announce is coming to the hilltop at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who says he doesn't believe in miracles after Andrew arrives from New York?

5. What promise does Andrew make to Robert at the end of the play?

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