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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Selig ask Seth to make with the metal sheets he's brought?
(a) cooking pots
(b) dustpans
(c) buckets
(d) tin cups

3. What does Bynum caution Jeremy that he's doing to Mattie, asking her to move in so soon?
(a) ignoring her
(b) spoiling her
(c) demeaning her
(d) making a promise he can't keep

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

5. Why does Selig say he can't find Bynum's "shiny man"?
(a) The shiny man is always traveling and can't be tracked down.
(b) He's looked everywhere and doesn't believe the shiny man exists.
(c) The shiny man lives too far away to find.
(d) He can't find someone without a name.

6. Why doesn't Seth want to tell Loomis where Martha is?
(a) He wants to keep Martha away from her daughter.
(b) He wants Loomis to give him money first.
(c) He doesn't know for sure which Martha he's looking for.
(d) He's afraid Loomis wants to harm her.

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

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

9. Why does Jeremy tell Mattie she should move in with him?
(a) to have a good time
(b) so they can save money on lodging
(c) so neither has to be alone
(d) because he wants to be with her forever

10. Why does Loomis say he can't stand up?
(a) He says his legs won't stand.
(b) He says his legs are missing.
(c) He says the Earth is grabbing him.
(d) He says he doesn't want to stand.

11. What aspect of Mattie's looks does Jeremy comment on favorably?
(a) her hips
(b) her eyes
(c) her hair
(d) her legs

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

13. What do Seth and Bertha say about Loomis after he interrupts the Juba?
(a) that he has to leave
(b) that he's crazy
(c) that he's irresponsible
(d) that he should go to his room

14. In Bynum's metaphor, what is Mattie?
(a) the road
(b) land in the distance
(c) the wind
(d) a plate of food

15. Why did Selig leave his wife?
(a) He couldn't stand her cooking.
(b) She looked at him like she hated him.
(c) He met another woman.
(d) She was sleeping with other men in the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Seth figure out Selig owes him for six pots, subtracting what Seth owes Selig?

2. How many more dustpans does Selig want?

3. What does Bertha suggest Seth do?

4. Who left the rooming house, still owing Seth two dollars?

5. What does Seth tell Bertha to set aside, to come Juba instead?

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