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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry live?
(a) By the ocean.
(b) By Walden Pond.
(c) Downtown Concord.
(d) On the beach.

2. How does Bailey feel about being in jail with Henry?
(a) He is irritated by him.
(b) He hates being in jail with him.
(c) He does not mind being in jail with an author.
(d) He is delighted to be in jail with an author.

3. What has Ellen's father done, regarding her little brother, Edmund?
(a) He has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not approve of Transcendentalism.
(b) he has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not care for Henry.
(c) He has enterd Edmund into the school because he is a Transcedentalist.
(d) He is sending Edmund to boarding school to get a better education.

4. What word does Deacon Ball use incorrectly, which actually means forbidden?
(a) Prisribed.
(b) Penscribed.
(c) Proscribed.
(d) Perscribed.

5. How does Henry reply when Sam asks him what his occupation is?
(a) Henry tells him he is a carpenter.
(b) Henry answers with several of the different jobs he has done.
(c) Henry tells him he is a protester.
(d) Henry answers that he is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry not hug Ellen?

2. What does Henry attempt to explain to Ellen?

3. Who does Waldo say "were trying to buy popularity?"

4. Why is Henry seized with a new feeling of love for Ellen?

5. To what does Henry compare time?

(see the answer key)

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