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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. Who does Mattie end up making a date with?
(a) Jeremy
(b) Bynum
(c) Selig
(d) Herald

2. How does Jeremy say Mattie treats him?
(a) like a child
(b) real bad and real good
(c) like he wants to be treated
(d) like she's afraid he's going to leave

3. What does Bynum give Mattie?
(a) a potion to drink to bring love to her
(b) a pouch of herbs to make a tea that will ease pain
(c) a candle to burn each night until she forgets her sorrow
(d) a cloth packet to put under her pillow for luck

4. Why does Loomis say he can't stand up?
(a) He says his legs won't stand.
(b) He says he doesn't want to stand.
(c) He says his legs are missing.
(d) He says the Earth is grabbing him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zonia say she and her father have to find her mother?

2. Where does Seth chase Reuben and Zonia away from?

3. Where does Molly go after paying Seth for a week's board and lodging?

4. Where does Bynum say Jeremy's gone at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Bertha call Zonia?

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