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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 is Seth having difficulty finding at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) time to make his pots
(b) money to start up a business
(c) something to look forward to
(d) Martha Pentecost

2. Why did Martha leave the rooming house?
(a) She went to be with her mother.
(b) They moved the church.
(c) She found cheaper lodgings.
(d) She married a man.

3. What does Bertha suggest Seth do?
(a) send Loomis away from the boarding house
(b) tell Loomis Martha is in another state
(c) tell Martha that Loomis is looking for her
(d) get Martha a job in another town

4. How many dustpans does Seth have to sell Selig on his second visit?
(a) three
(b) twenty-eight
(c) sixty-one
(d) fifteen

5. How does Seth realize who Herald Loomis' wife is?
(a) Loomis shows him a picture.
(b) Loomis shows him a necklace that's the same as his wife's.
(c) She looks just like Loomis' daughter.
(d) He remembers the woman mentioning her husband's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Has Seth been successful finding funding for his business?

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

3. What type of business does Seth want to start?

4. Where does Herald Loomis hang around?

5. Why does Selig say he can't find Bynum's "shiny man"?

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