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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of the last scene in the play?
(a) Barn.
(b) Section of country highway.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Porch.

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

3. Why does Ruth tremble in fright when she steps inside Robert's bedroom?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is gone.
(d) He is breaking things in the room.

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

5. What is the "El Paso?"
(a) Store in town.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Mexican resturaunt.
(d) A ship bound for Buenos Aires.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robert describe Andrew's letters that he wrote to them while he was on the voyage?

2. Who cradles Robert's head in her lap?

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

4. What does Ruth cover her face with after Robert dies?

5. What doesn't Ruth want to tell Robert at the end of the play?

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