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

2. How much does Seth figure out Selig owes him for six pots, subtracting what Seth owes Selig?
(a) ten dollars and seventy-five cents
(b) one dollar and twenty-two cents
(c) four dollars and eighty cents
(d) thirty-five cents

3. What does Bynum compare a woman to, that's "all a man needs to live on"?
(a) biscuits and gravy
(b) meat and milk
(c) water and berries
(d) bread and wine

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

5. Why is it odd that Loomis is wearing his coat?
(a) The rain will stain it.
(b) He said he was pawning the coat.
(c) The weather is hot.
(d) The coat is dirty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mattie end up making a date with?

3. What does Seth think of Bynum's story of a shiny man?

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

5. Why did Martha leave the rooming house?

(see the answer key)

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