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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Quiz

Jerome Lawrence
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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Quiz

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1)

What does Henry offer to Waldo and Lydian? (from Act 1)

To make their home a green home.
To clean their home for them.
To babysit their son.
To be a tutor for their son.
2)

What does Sergeant Sam urge the troops to do? (from Act 2)

Run for their lives.
Form a line and start firing.
Duck and cover.
Build a trench.
3)

What happens to the man, in Waldo's story, who goes to India to earn a fortune, so he can retire a poet? (from Act 1)

He dies with a huge fortune and no poems.
He never earns a fortune.
He dies wealthy and a poet.
He dies on his way to India.
4)

Who will be Henry's protege? (from Act 1)

Ellen.
Edmund.
Ethan.
Edward.
5)

Why will Henry not pay his taxes? (from Act 1)

Taxes do not help the people.
He hates paying taxes.
The government is corrupt.
He does not have the money.
6)

How does Henry describe berry picking? (from Act 2)

Berry patch hunting.
Huckleberry hunting.
Berry berry, quite contrary.
Huckleberry Finn hunting.
7)

The war resumes in full speed with what? (from Act 2)

Henry leading the fight.
The Mexicans on the run.
Waldo leading the army.
Violent bursts of light and noise.
8)

What has Henry's Aunt Louisa done? (from Act 2)

Come to visit.
Told Sam to let Henry go.
Paid his tax bill.
Come to console Henry's mother.
9)

What does Lydian say while insisting to Henry what he must do? (from Act 2)

"Allow your heart to lead the way!"
"To forgive, means to forget!"
"A wife is a treasure!"
"To get along, you have to go along!"
10)

What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done? (from Act 1)

He will only do certain things.
Let him know what they need.
The things that need doing will tell him about it.
They need to give him a list.
11)

How do the stage directions describe Henry's discussion of Waldo' virtues? (from Act 2)

A "mixture of love and devotion."
A "mixture of fear and loathing."
A "mixture of jealousy and hate."
A "mixture of admiration and contempt."
12)

What does Lydian suggest that Henry do while Waldo is away in England? (from Act 2)

He should leave.
Find a wife.
Stay with them.
Get another job.
13)

Why do the townsfolk look strangely at Henry? (from Act 1)

Henry is stumbling around.
Henry takes off one shoe.
Henry is arguing with the constable.
Henry is sneaking around in the dark.
14)

Edward is a young drummer boy, and Sam Staples is a Sergeant. What does Bailey become? (from Act 2)

A soldier.
The President.
A General.
A commanding officer.
15)

Why does Henry offer to work for 10 cents a week? (from Act 1)

He knows the Emerson's do not have a lot of money.
He does not need any money.
He will work for room and board.
Without a salary, he will be free of obligations.
16)

What does Waldo assert about the "majority rules" form of government? (from Act 2)

It ensures that change happens peacefully and at the right pace.
It benefits the rich and hurts the poor.
It protects Americans from one another.
It has failed the American citizens and must be thrown out.
17)

What is happening to Henry in this scene? (from Act 2)

His nightmare of the war is being enacted.
He and Bailey are caught in a fire.
He is caught in the tornado.
He has sold his soul to the devil.
18)

What does Williams do when he sees Henry? (from Act 2)

He tries to hide from him.
He runs from him.
He attacks him.
He hugs him.
19)

What happens as Williams darts offstage? (from Act 2)

He begins shooting his rifle.
He is followed by racist epithets.
He is shot.
He says he's running to Walden Pond.
20)

Why can Henry now leave the jail? (from Act 2)

The charges have been dropped.
Someone has paid his taxes.
Sam is allowing him to escape.
Waldo has payed his bail.
21)

What does Lydian insist that Henry must do? (from Act 2)

Get married.
Follow his own path.
Forgive Waldo.
Learn to conform.
22)

Why does Henry object violently to this name? (from Act 2)

Henry tells him to never describe himself as a possession.
Williams is not his slave.
Williams has to move on to his own home.
Williams may not stay at Walden.
23)

Why does Edward suggest that Henry would be a better father? (from Act 2)

His father would not play with him like Henry does.
Henry is more fun than his own father.
His father is often away from the house.
Henry is nicer than his own father.
24)

What does Henry say Waldo should use to effect change? (from Act 2)

A change in philosophy.
His wonderful manner of speaking.
His fame and influence.
His wife's influence.
25)

Who does Waldo say "were trying to buy popularity?" (from Act 1)

Roman emperors.
His students.
College professors.
The members of his congregation.
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