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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) staring out the window
(b) sweeping the floor
(c) fixing breakfast
(d) washing dishes

2. What does Bertha say about Loomis hiring Selig?
(a) He's got nothing to worry about now.
(b) He's made a good deal.
(c) He's wasted a dollar.
(d) He'll never hear from Selig again.

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

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

5. What type of business does Seth want to start?
(a) farming vegetables
(b) building houses
(c) making pots and pans
(d) shoeing horses

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore does Bertha ask Seth to help her with?

2. When will Selig come again?

3. What does Reuben sell to Bynum?

4. Why is it odd that Loomis is wearing his coat?

5. What does Seth suggest Herald Loomis might do?

(see the answer key)

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