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

2. What does Seth say was Martha's job, when Bynum first came to the rooming house?
(a) sewing and cleaning for Doc Goldblum
(b) running the pharmacy for Doc Goldblum
(c) cooking for Doc Goldblum
(d) taking care of Doc Goldblum's children

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

4. Who does Bertha suggest Martha first came to the town to see?
(a) Bertha
(b) Selig
(c) Bynum
(d) Seth

5. What is Selig's nickname?
(a) the Bargain Maker
(b) the Binder of What Clings
(c) the Pan Man
(d) the People Finder

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bynum caution Jeremy that he's doing to Mattie, asking her to move in so soon?

2. What does Molly come to Seth's house looking for?

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

4. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Why does Selig say it's hard to find black people?

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