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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pleases Henry about Williams?
(a) Williams is a kind man.
(b) Williams will be staying at Walden Pond to help him.
(c) Williams tells him of his desire to escape slavery.
(d) Williams is going back into slavery.

2. Ball becomes a general, and urges them all to do what?
(a) Choose a weapon.
(b) Get into line.
(c) Fire.
(d) Learn how to kill.

3. Why does Edward suggest that Henry would be a better father?
(a) His father is often away from the house.
(b) Henry is nicer than his own father.
(c) His father would not play with him like Henry does.
(d) Henry is more fun than his own father.

4. About what is Henry's soliloquy?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Loss.

5. Sergeant Sam wakes the sleeping Henry and gives him what?
(a) The key to the jail cell.
(b) A note.
(c) His breakfast.
(d) A rifle.

6. Of what does Henry accuse Waldo, regarding Williams?
(a) Treating Williams like an animal.
(b) Treating Williams as an idea rather than as a person.
(c) Treating Williams like his own personal assistant.
(d) Treating Williams like the slave he had been.

7. When does all action on stage stop?
(a) When Henry yells for the war to end.
(b) When John is shot.
(c) When Edward is shot.
(d) An unseen voice addresses Congress and urges the President to stop the war.

8. What happens when Henry urges him to run away?
(a) He refuses to leave, so he may fight in the battle.
(b) All the soldiers start to shoot at him.
(c) He refuses to leave Henry.
(d) He hides.

9. About what is Williams worried?
(a) The authorities will catch him at Walden Pond.
(b) Henry will kick him out.
(c) Henry will not be his friend.
(d) Henry will turn him in.

10. Where does Williams want to stay?
(a) Concord.
(b) Wherever Henry is.
(c) Walden.
(d) Canada.

11. What does Henry accuse Waldo of being, which Waldo denies?
(a) "Stuck" in his beliefs.
(b) "Tethered" by his beliefs.
(c) "Unsure" in his beliefs.
(d) "Spineless" in his beliefs.

12. What does Williams want to call himself?
(a) Mr. Henry's Slave Williams.
(b) Walden's Williams.
(c) Mr. Henry's Williams.
(d) Williams at Waldon Pond.

13. What is Bailey doing as Henry speaks to him?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Exercising.

14. Henry reacts violently against Lydian's idea. What does he do?
(a) He pushes her.
(b) He argues with her.
(c) Chants her words back to her in protest.
(d) He leaves in a rage.

15. Henry objects to Sergeant Sam, but what happens?
(a) He eats his breakfast anyway.
(b) He is forced to participate.
(c) He lets himself out of the cell.
(d) He reads the note.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry think about lawyers?

2. How does the play close?

3. What does Lydian say while insisting to Henry what he must do?

4. What does Henry believe is the motivation for the war in Mexico?

5. Lydian accuses him of trying to make Waldo something he is not, and urges Henry to do what?

(see the answer keys)

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