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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Selig leave his wife?
(a) He couldn't stand her cooking.
(b) She looked at him like she hated him.
(c) She was sleeping with other men in the town.
(d) He met another woman.

2. What was Jeremy arrested for?
(a) being drunk
(b) stealing a cactus
(c) brandishing a knife
(d) robbing a store

3. Why can't Bynum tell Selig the meaning of life?
(a) He says Selig isn't ready to understand.
(b) He says Selig resists the knowledge.
(c) He says Selig has to figure it out.
(d) He says Selig doesn't really want to know.

4. How much time passes between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) one week
(b) one day
(c) a year
(d) three months

5. What explanation does Bertha give for Loomis' behavior?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) He is touched by the devil.
(c) He is touched by God.
(d) He got hit on the head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Seth tell Bertha to set aside, to come Juba instead?

2. Why does Loomis say he can't stand up?

3. Where did Jeremy win his dollar?

4. Who is Sally?

5. What does Loomis say he's waiting on, when Bynum asks him?

(see the answer key)

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