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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 chore does Bertha ask Seth to help her with?
(a) clearing the leaves
(b) hauling out the trash
(c) turning a mattress
(d) cooking breakfast

2. Who is Herald Loomis looking for?
(a) his uncle Paul
(b) his wife Martha
(c) his cousin Glory
(d) his son Gerry

3. What does Bertha want Seth to make her?
(a) a baking sheet
(b) a frying pan
(c) a metal platter
(d) a coffee pot

4. What does Seth think of Bynum's story of a shiny man?
(a) He thinks it's important to find out if it's true.
(b) He thinks it's nonsense.
(c) He thinks it's a story Bynum heard elsewhere.
(d) He thinks it's a hallucination.

5. Who left the rooming house, still owing Seth two dollars?
(a) Reuben
(b) Eugene
(c) Martha
(d) Hiram

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Reuben say happened to his best friend?

3. What does Selig ask Seth to make with the metal sheets he's brought?

4. What was Jeremy arrested for?

5. How many dustpans does Seth have to sell Selig on his second visit?

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