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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose betrayal started the total destruction of this family?
(a) Ansel's wife
(b) Halie's
(c) Tilden's
(d) Bradley's

2. What type of life did Halie leave behind when she married Dodge?
(a) Being an upstanding member of the church.
(b) Life in the city with variety and stimulation.
(c) Being the mother of Ansel.
(d) Caring for Bradley.

3. What event resulted because of the disintegration of this family structure?
(a) The audultrious relationship between Father Dewis and Halie.
(b) The incestuous relationship between Tilden and Halie.
(c) The sexual relationship between Teldon and Bradley.
(d) Ansel's marriage to a Catholic girl.

4. Who was in New Mexico?
(a) Father Dewis.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Tilden.

5. Who taunted Halie about " the breeder-man teaching her a thing or two"?
(a) Father Dewis.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Tildren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing noticed about Halie?

2. What area can be seen form the living room during the play?

3. Who has a wooden leg?

4. Why does Sam Shephard write about this type of family?

5. What did Sam Shepherd chose a farm as the setting of this play?

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