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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore does Bertha ask Seth to help her with?
(a) cooking breakfast
(b) turning a mattress
(c) clearing the leaves
(d) hauling out the trash

2. What does Bynum give Mattie?
(a) a cloth packet to put under her pillow for luck
(b) a candle to burn each night until she forgets her sorrow
(c) a potion to drink to bring love to her
(d) a pouch of herbs to make a tea that will ease pain

3. How much extra does Seth want to charge Herald Loomis per week for his daughter's food?
(a) seventy cents
(b) twenty cents
(c) one dollar
(d) three dollars

4. What does Bertha say about Loomis hiring Selig?
(a) He's made a good deal.
(b) He'll never hear from Selig again.
(c) He's wasted a dollar.
(d) He's got nothing to worry about now.

5. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) fixing breakfast
(b) sweeping the floor
(c) washing dishes
(d) staring out the window

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Seth chase Reuben and Zonia away from?

2. Where does Herald Loomis hang around?

3. What does Reuben sell to Bynum?

4. Who does Bertha suggest Martha first came to the town to see?

5. How much time passes between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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