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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides suggesting that Henry would be a better father, what else does Edward suggest to his mother?
(a) Henry would help around the house.
(b) Henry would be a better husband for her.
(c) Henry would be a better cook too.
(d) Henry could make repairs.

2. To what are men slaves, according to Henry?
(a) God.
(b) One another.
(c) Money.
(d) Their wives.

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

4. When is there sexual tension between Lydian and Henry?
(a) When Henry asks her to marry him.
(b) When she sees the gift he made her.
(c) When Edward says he wants Henry to be is father.
(d) When she asks if he is lonely, he turns the question back on her.

5. Why will Henry not give money to the government?
(a) He is not an American.
(b) He does not approve of its actions.
(c) He does not like the United States.
(d) He does not have the money to give to the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry agrees to take her to shore if she will do what?

2. Henry and Lydian briefly discuss love and loneliness. What comes between them?

3. What is Transcendentalism?

4. Why does Edward suggest that Henry would be a better father?

5. What does Henry then urge all his students not to do but to savor their sensations of the world?

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