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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) washing dishes
(b) sweeping the floor
(c) staring out the window
(d) fixing breakfast

2. Who does Jeremy want Selig to find?
(a) his aunt he knew as a child
(b) a girl he used to know
(c) a cousin from another state
(d) a brother he's lost track of

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

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

5. What did Mattie's man say was on her?
(a) a curse prayer
(b) a dark cloud
(c) the devil's breath
(d) an aura of death

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Selig leave his wife?

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

3. How much does Seth figure out Selig owes him for six pots, subtracting what Seth owes Selig?

4. Where does Herald Loomis hang around?

5. Why can't Bynum tell Selig the meaning of life?

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