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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When will Selig come again?
(a) the next day
(b) the next Saturday
(c) when the season changes
(d) in a month

2. What is Bynum's reaction when Seth suggests a Juba?
(a) He says he needs some rest.
(b) He says he's always ready to Juba.
(c) He says they Juba too much.
(d) He says he'll watch the others.

3. What did the last person Seth said "wasn't right" do?
(a) ran away with a circus
(b) kidnapped a child
(c) jumped off a bridge
(d) got arrested for stealing

4. How long does Seth say it would take him to teach Bynum to make a pot?
(a) two months
(b) two weeks
(c) two hours
(d) two days

5. What does Herald Loomis say his profession is?
(a) bookkeeper
(b) furrier
(c) deacon
(d) blacksmith

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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

12. What chore does Bertha ask Seth to help her with?
(a) turning a mattress
(b) clearing the leaves
(c) cooking breakfast
(d) hauling out the trash

13. How does Bynum say that Seth looks?
(a) happy
(b) skinny
(c) sick
(d) sad

14. Who does Jeremy compare Bertha's cooking to?
(a) Mattie's
(b) his own
(c) his aunt's
(d) his mother's

15. Where does Seth chase Reuben and Zonia away from?
(a) the church
(b) the kitchen
(c) the front porch
(d) the vegetable garden

Short Answer Questions

1. How much extra does Seth want to charge Herald Loomis per week for his daughter's food?

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

3. What instrument does Seth play?

4. What does Bynum say he has a woman in?

5. What does Bertha suggest Seth do?

(see the answer keys)

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