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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Selig say it's hard to find black people?
(a) They look different from day to day.
(b) They lie about their names.
(c) They get killed too often.
(d) They move around too often.

2. What does Herald Loomis say his profession is?
(a) furrier
(b) bookkeeper
(c) deacon
(d) blacksmith

3. What is the first question Seth asks Molly?
(a) whether she has any money
(b) where she comes from
(c) how long she's staying
(d) who told her about his house

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

5. How does Seth realize who Herald Loomis' wife is?
(a) He remembers the woman mentioning her husband's name.
(b) Loomis shows him a necklace that's the same as his wife's.
(c) Loomis shows him a picture.
(d) She looks just like Loomis' daughter.

6. What was Jeremy arrested for?
(a) brandishing a knife
(b) being drunk
(c) robbing a store
(d) stealing a cactus

7. What does Bertha call Zonia?
(a) a lazy girl
(b) a good helper
(c) an ignorant child
(d) a happy innocent

8. Who does Bertha suggest Martha first came to the town to see?
(a) Bertha
(b) Selig
(c) Seth
(d) Bynum

9. Who does Jeremy want Selig to find?
(a) a cousin from another state
(b) a girl he used to know
(c) a brother he's lost track of
(d) his aunt he knew as a child

10. What does Loomis start to do to demonstrate how big he is?
(a) jump up on the table
(b) hold out his arms
(c) stand on his toes
(d) unzip his pants

11. What does Mattie say about moving in to the boardinghouse?
(a) She didn't have many things and Jeremy helped her.
(b) She didn't bring all of her things.
(c) She will need a few days to finish moving.
(d) She had to sell some of her things to have room.

12. What happens when Loomis has a vision?
(a) He runs away from the house.
(b) He bursts into flame.
(c) He begins shaking and can't stop.
(d) He collapses in terror.

13. Where does Seth chase Reuben and Zonia away from?
(a) the front porch
(b) the church
(c) the vegetable garden
(d) the kitchen

14. Who offers help if Mattie or Molly need anything, now that they've moved into the rooming house?
(a) Bynum
(b) Seth
(c) Bertha
(d) Jeremy

15. What floor does Seth say he's got a room available on?
(a) the basement
(b) the second floor
(c) the first floor
(d) the third floor

Short Answer Questions

1. In what strange way does Loomis start to speak?

2. What does Molly come to Seth's house looking for?

3. What do Jeremy and Molly compliment Bertha on?

4. How many dustpans does Seth have to sell Selig on his second visit?

5. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 2 and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

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