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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sam Shepherd chose a farm as the setting of this play?
(a) He was sure Dodge would rallie in the end.
(b) It was a beautiful vision of this family's fruitful garden.
(c) it was a contrast between fertile farming and the deteriation of this family.
(d) He loves to watch vegetables grow.

2. Why does Sam Shephard write about this type of family?
(a) He enjoys revealing the victory of his family members.
(b) It is dysfunctonial like his own family.
(c) Enjoys sharing gardening tips.
(d) This family shows how to support your family members when they are in pain.

3. How does Halie treat Dodge?
(a) She retreats from him, hiding upstairs.
(b) She is faithful to her vows.
(c) She talk continuously about her beloved.
(d) Joy overflows their relationship.

4. Who was an all-American halfback with a bright future ahead of them?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Tilden.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Father Drewis.

5. Why does Father Dewis come by?
(a) To see Halie
(b) To see Tilden
(c) To see Ansel
(d) To see Dodge

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bradley go, only to return emotionally broken?

2. Who taunted Halie about " the breeder-man teaching her a thing or two"?

3. If you described Dodge's life, what would be the first thing you would notice?

4. What does Halie say Dodge has become?

5. What type of life did Halie leave behind when she married Dodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tilden's condition when he gets back from his stay in New Mexico?

2. What might be Bradley's reasons for being so mean?

3. What is Bradley like at the start of the play?

4. Describe Halie's character in the first act.

5. Who is the first character to appear in Act 1?

6. Why does Halie resent the Catholics?

7. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

8. In the first act, where are the characters?

9. What's one indication that Tilden is not his self and disturbed?

10. What is Halie's frustration over the two brothers, Tilden and Bradley?

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