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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ejlif?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

2. Tom informs the crowd in Act II Scene 2 that the gathering was advertised as what instead of a meeting?
(a) Get together.
(b) Inquisition.
(c) Lecture.
(d) Public forum.

3. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Cost.
(b) Impossibility.
(c) Raw materials.
(d) Time.

4. In Act II Scene 1, Peter supplies the most "practical" solution, which is what?
(a) Accuse Tom of lying.
(b) The water is corrected gradually.
(c) To ignore the report.
(d) Tax the townspeople.

5. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Outsourcing.
(c) Religion.
(d) Tourism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I Scene 2, Tom explains that there is no what but simply a scientific report?

2. What slang term used by Billings refers to someone who is cowardly or afraid?

3. In Act II Scene 1, Peter points out to Aslaksen that the community will be what if the water system is dismantled and rebuilt?

4. When Tom returns in Act II Scene 1, he emphasizes again to Aslaksen that he does not want to be treated like what?

5. In Act II Scene 2, Peter promises that if the springs are allowed to remain as they are, within how many years everyone in town will be wealthier, schools will be improved, the population will grow?

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