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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry doing when Williams, an escaped slave, appears?
(a) Planting in his garden.
(b) Playing a flute.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Weeding.

2. What is the setting for the beginning of the play?
(a) A jail cell in the center of the stage.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) Long Island Sound.
(d) A school.

3. What is Transcendentalism?
(a) A way of traveling from one continent to another.
(b) A person's thoughts or emotions that transcend or rise above their external perceptions.
(c) A Christian denomination, similar to the Methodist faith.
(d) The belief in karma, nirvana, and reincarnation.

4. What does Ball threaten to do to Henry?
(a) Reprimand him.
(b) Cancel his courses.
(c) Report him to the School Committee.
(d) Fire him.

5. What is Henry's advice when Bailey says he cannot swim?
(a) Henry tells him to avoid the ocean.
(b) Henry tells him to take lessons.
(c) Henry tells him to plug his nose when he jumps in.
(d) Henry tells him not to struggle with the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bailey is impressed and observes that Henry must be a teacher. Why is Bailey impressed with Henry?

2. Why do the townsfolk look strangely at Henry?

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

4. What does Henry point out to Bailey about doing what is expected of you?

5. What has Henry's Aunt Louisa done?

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