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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 vegetables did Tilden pick from the garden?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Peas and potatoes.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Cabbages.

2. What does the family hedge around?
(a) Father Dewis is really Halie's husband.
(b) Ansel has a son.
(c) A dark family secret.
(d) Bradley has a baby.

3. What was the result of the incestuous relationship between Halie and Tilden?
(a) Dodge and Halie had a better relationship.
(b) Dodge and Tiden had a stronger relationship.
(c) Bradley became a father.
(d) A baby boy was born.

4. Who was an old boyfriend of Halie's who Dodge taunts her about?
(a) Her daughter's boyfriend.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A horse breeder.
(d) Her brother.

5. What is the dysfunctional theme of this play?
(a) A priest and Shelly.
(b) A father and his daughter.
(c) The incest between a mother and her son.
(d) A brother and a sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation is Halie to Shelly?

2. Who had a wooden leg?

3. What does Shelly do when she sees Tilden coming in from the backyard?

4. Who did Dodge send after a bottle?

5. What is Shelly's relation to the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Halie in Act 2?

2. Was Vince upset over the fact that he was not recognized by his father and grandfather?

3. Was it easy for Vince to connect with his family when he came for a visit?

4. Was there any indication that Tilden resentful or unfriendly towards Shelly?

5. What is an indication that Vince was upset over the fact that he was not recognized by his father and grandfather?

6. Where is VInce and Shelly going?

7. What are the efforts Vince did to make hoping his father and grandfather would recognize him?

8. What was Tilden referring to when he was refered to the little baby's disappearance?

9. Did Vince's efforts bring positive results?

10. Who are the new characters introduced in Act 2?

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