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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) thirty-five cents
(c) four dollars and eighty cents
(d) one dollar and twenty-two cents

5. In what strange way does Loomis start to speak?
(a) backwards
(b) in tongues
(c) in Swahili
(d) in French

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

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

8. What is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) cooking breakfast
(b) sleeping
(c) sewing a dress
(d) sweeping the floor

9. What does Seth say about Martha's last name?
(a) She probably lied about her name.
(b) It's Pentecost, not Loomis.
(c) She probably changed her name.
(d) She always wanted a different name.

10. What instrument does Seth play?
(a) a guitar
(b) a horn
(c) drums
(d) a harmonica

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

12. How much extra does Seth want to charge Herald Loomis per week for his daughter's food?
(a) one dollar
(b) three dollars
(c) twenty cents
(d) seventy cents

13. Where was Molly planning on going, if she hadn't missed the train?
(a) Cincinnati
(b) New York
(c) Minneapolis
(d) Chicago

14. Why can't Bynum tell Selig the meaning of life?
(a) He says Selig has to figure it out.
(b) He says Selig resists the knowledge.
(c) He says Selig isn't ready to understand.
(d) He says Selig doesn't really want to know.

15. What spiritual entity is mentioned in the Juba, as noted in the play's stage direction?
(a) the Holy Ghost
(b) Jesus
(c) the God of Nature
(d) the Heavenly Father

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is missing from the dinner table, at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What does Reuben sell to Bynum?

3. What did the last person Seth said "wasn't right" do?

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

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

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