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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jeremy want Selig to find?
(a) a girl he used to know
(b) a brother he's lost track of
(c) a cousin from another state
(d) his aunt he knew as a child

2. What does Loomis start to do to demonstrate how big he is?
(a) stand on his toes
(b) jump up on the table
(c) hold out his arms
(d) unzip his pants

3. Where did Jeremy win his dollar?
(a) in a poker game in town
(b) in a guitar contest at Seefus
(c) in a bingo game at the church
(d) at work for being the fastest worker

4. What does Seth say was Martha's job, when Bynum first came to the rooming house?
(a) cooking for Doc Goldblum
(b) sewing and cleaning for Doc Goldblum
(c) taking care of Doc Goldblum's children
(d) running the pharmacy for Doc Goldblum

5. 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.

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

7. What happens when Loomis has a vision?
(a) He collapses in terror.
(b) He bursts into flame.
(c) He begins shaking and can't stop.
(d) He runs away from the house.

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

9. What did Mattie's man say was on her?
(a) the devil's breath
(b) a curse prayer
(c) a dark cloud
(d) an aura of death

10. What does Bynum compare Jeremy to?
(a) an ant crawling across a table
(b) an apple on a tree
(c) a child running away from home
(d) a ship on the sea

11. What does Seth tell Bertha to set aside, to come Juba instead?
(a) the laundry
(b) the baking
(c) the dishes
(d) the mending

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

13. Why does Selig say it's hard to find black people?
(a) They get killed too often.
(b) They lie about their names.
(c) They move around too often.
(d) They look different from day to day.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Seth having difficulty finding at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

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

3. How does Bynum say that Seth looks?

4. Why can't Bynum tell Selig the meaning of life?

5. Who does Bertha say she gets along with?

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