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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth use to wipe Robert's lips after his coughing fit?
(a) Her sleeve.
(b) His tie.
(c) Handkerchief.
(d) Her petticoat.

2. 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.

3. Who does Mary announce is coming to the hilltop at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Mrs. Mayo.
(b) Uncle Dick.
(c) Her mother.
(d) A man.

4. What does Andrew do immediately after Robert has died?
(a) Calls 911.
(b) Howls.
(c) Bends down on one knee besides the body.
(d) Screams.

5. What does Robert say about Ruth at the end of the play?
(a) She doesn't need anyone.
(b) She has suffered.
(c) She can live with her mother.
(d) She is mean.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Andrew ask Ruth for in the last scene of the play?

4. What is wrong with the curtains in the sitting room in Act 3?

5. What does Andrew say to Robert about the death of his father?

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