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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Molly go after paying Seth for a week's board and lodging?
(a) to the outhouse
(b) to her room
(c) out to the twon
(d) to the church

3. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) sweeping the floor
(b) fixing breakfast
(c) staring out the window
(d) washing dishes

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

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

6. What is the first question Seth asks Molly?
(a) whether she has any money
(b) who told her about his house
(c) how long she's staying
(d) where she comes from

7. Who is missing from the dinner table, at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Mattie
(b) Jeremy
(c) Loomis
(d) Seth

8. What floor does Seth say he's got a room available on?
(a) the third floor
(b) the second floor
(c) the basement
(d) the first floor

9. Who offers help if Mattie or Molly need anything, now that they've moved into the rooming house?
(a) Bynum
(b) Bertha
(c) Jeremy
(d) Seth

10. What does Bynum say a woman can do?
(a) make you a child again
(b) make something out of you
(c) leave you in tears
(d) make you unable to see the truth

11. What do lenders want from Seth?
(a) They want him to guarantee returns in writing.
(b) They want him to sign over 50% of the business.
(c) They want him to sign over his house.
(d) They want him to pay 10% interest.

12. How does Jeremy say Mattie treats him?
(a) like a child
(b) like she's afraid he's going to leave
(c) real bad and real good
(d) like he wants to be treated

13. What does Mattie offer to help with?
(a) making pots
(b) cleaning the house
(c) peeling potatoes
(d) dishes

14. What does Bertha call Zonia?
(a) a lazy girl
(b) a happy innocent
(c) a good helper
(d) an ignorant child

15. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 2 and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) one week
(b) one day
(c) one year
(d) one month

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jeremy compare Bertha's cooking to?

3. Who leads the Juba, as the caller?

4. Why is it odd that Loomis is wearing his coat?

5. How does Bynum say that Seth looks?

(see the answer keys)

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