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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color dress is Ruth wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

4. What is Robert sitting on while he's on the hilltop with Mary, gazing at the horizon?
(a) Boulder.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Fence.
(d) Chair.

5. Who says "It's a free beginning--the start of my voyage?"
(a) Ruth.
(b) Uncle Dick.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Robert.

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

7. What does Andrew place over Robert's heart at the end of the play?
(a) Robert's favorite blanket.
(b) Ruth's handkerchief.
(c) His hand.
(d) A sheet.

8. What is Robert's response when Andrew says he's going to accept a job from a friend?
(a) He wants to come.
(b) He is upset.
(c) He is noncommital.
(d) He refuses to speak to him.

9. Why can't Ruth and Robert send a telegraph to Andrew?
(a) They don't know how to send a telegraph.
(b) They can't afford it.
(c) They don't know where the telegraph office is.
(d) They can't think of what to say.

10. What does Robert hear calling him from the horizon at the end of the play?
(a) The sheep.
(b) The old voices.
(c) Mrs. Atkins.
(d) His neighbor.

11. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Top of a hill.
(b) Beach.
(c) Boat.
(d) Farmhouse.

12. What does Andrew say he's going to turn the farm into during Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A biology center.
(c) An animal clinic.
(d) The crackiest place in the whole state.

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

14. What is the medical specialist's name?
(a) Mrs. Ramsey.
(b) Dr. Fawcett.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says he won't come back with "empty hands next time?"

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

3. What is the "El Paso?"

4. What does Ruth tell Robert when she goes up to the hilltop?

5. What makes Captain Scott get out of breath in Act 2, Scene 2?

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