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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of Mattie's looks does Jeremy comment on favorably?
(a) her legs
(b) her eyes
(c) her hair
(d) her hips

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

3. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 2 and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) one month
(b) one year
(c) one day
(d) one week

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

5. Where does Herald Loomis hang around?
(a) at the local store
(b) on the front porch
(c) outside the church
(d) in the town square

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Seth say it would take him to teach Bynum to make a pot?

2. What does Bertha tell Seth to get ready for?

3. What does Seth say was Martha's job, when Bynum first came to the rooming house?

4. Why did Martha leave the rooming house?

5. What floor does Seth say he's got a room available on?

(see the answer key)

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