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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 does Seth say about Martha's last name?
(a) She probably lied about her name.
(b) She probably changed her name.
(c) She always wanted a different name.
(d) It's Pentecost, not Loomis.

2. How does Jeremy say Mattie treats him?
(a) like a child
(b) real bad and real good
(c) like she's afraid he's going to leave
(d) like he wants to be treated

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

4. Where does Bynum say he gets his name?
(a) because he does magic by numbers
(b) because he binds people
(c) because he is from Bynum
(d) because he buys nothing

5. Has Seth been successful finding funding for his business?
(a) Yes, he's found one backer, but he needs more.
(b) Yes, he's found all the funding he needs.
(c) No, the one businessman who could back him won't.
(d) No, several people have turned him down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do lenders want from Seth?

2. Who leads the Juba, as the caller?

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

4. What type of business does Seth want to start?

5. What does Seth tell Bertha to set aside, to come Juba instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeremy not want to enter a guitar-playing contest?

2. Describe what Seth sees out the window at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1. What is Seth's reaction to it?

3. What is Seth's attitude to the black men coming to the city to find work and freedom?

4. What things does Bynum say a woman taught Jeremy?

5. Describe what Reuben says he still has from Eugene and what he plans to do with it.

6. What does Reuben say the ghost he saw was like in real life?

7. What does Mattie tell Loomis when he says he needs to find a starting place?

8. To what does Seth attribute Selig's ability to find people?

9. Why does Seth say he wants Jeremy to get his guitar?

10. What does Bynum say he sees about Loomis?

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