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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what context does Bynum use the play's title?
(a) in song lyrics
(b) in advice to Mattie
(c) quoting his grandmother
(d) in a story about his youth

2. What did the last person Seth said "wasn't right" do?
(a) ran away with a circus
(b) kidnapped a child
(c) got arrested for stealing
(d) jumped off a bridge

3. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) cooking breakfast
(b) sewing a dress
(c) sweeping the floor
(d) sleeping

4. What did Selig's great grandfather do?
(a) make clocks that kept perfect time
(b) tracked down criminals who ran away
(c) married black lovers in his church
(d) bring blacks to America on ships

5. Why did Martha leave the rooming house?
(a) She went to be with her mother.
(b) She found cheaper lodgings.
(c) They moved the church.
(d) She married a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is missing from the dinner table, at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Who does he say made up the song?

3. What does Seth threaten to kick Loomis out if he does?

4. What does Bertha call Zonia?

5. Who does Bertha say she gets along with?

(see the answer key)

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