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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 is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) cooking breakfast
(b) sewing a dress
(c) sweeping the floor
(d) sleeping

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

3. How does Bynum say that Seth looks?
(a) happy
(b) sad
(c) sick
(d) skinny

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

5. 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 had to sell some of her things to have room.
(d) She will need a few days to finish moving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Selig say it's hard to find black people?

2. How long does Seth say it would take him to teach Bynum to make a pot?

3. Why does Loomis say he can't stand up?

4. What does Jeremy use instead of his guitar, as a makeshift instrument?

5. What does Loomis start to do to demonstrate how big he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing Loomis describes about his vision?

2. How did Selig get in the people-finding business?

3. What is Molly's opinion about Mattie's job?

4. Describe what it means to "Juba."

5. Describe Bynum's meeting with the shiny man.

6. What does Martha say happened to her when Herald was taken away?

7. What act does Loomis take to free himself and start anew?

8. What reason does Bynum give for why he doesn't think Herald Loomis is a gambler?

9. Describe Bertha's attitude toward Herald Loomis.

10. Describe what Bynum tells Jeremy about touching.

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