Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?

fixing breakfast

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

making pots and pans

3. What was Jeremy arrested for?

being drunk

4. How does Bynum say that Seth looks?

sick

5. What does Selig ask Seth to make with the metal sheets he's brought?

dustpans

6. Why does Selig say he can't find Bynum's "shiny man"?

He can't find someone without a name.

7. Where does Bynum say he gets his name?

because he binds people

8. Why can't Bynum tell Selig the meaning of life?

He says Selig has to figure it out.

9. How much does Seth figure out Selig owes him for six pots, subtracting what Seth owes Selig?

four dollars and eighty cents

10. What is Selig's nickname?

the People Finder

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