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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggestion does Molly give Jeremy about his job?
(a) He can get work at the mill.
(b) He can start playing guitar for a living.
(c) He can make pots and pans with Seth.
(d) He can get rehired, because they won't recognize him.

2. What does Molly say about her room?
(a) It's nice.
(b) It's worth more than she's paying.
(c) It's the cleanest room she's seen.
(d) It's too small.

3. Who is the only person Molly says she loves?
(a) herself
(b) her mother
(c) her priest
(d) her grandma

4. Who does he say made up the song?
(a) men
(b) children
(c) a bartender
(d) women

5. Zonia asks Reuben what something feels like. What does she ask about?
(a) being kissed
(b) having a best friend
(c) having a home
(d) being dead

6. What does Seth keep urging Bynum to do?
(a) stop talking to Loomis
(b) stop singing and play
(c) stop fidgeting in his seat
(d) stop cheating

7. How long was Loomis kept by Joe Turner?
(a) three years
(b) seven years
(c) thirteen years
(d) ten years

8. What are Seth and Bynum doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) playing dominoes
(b) playing checkers
(c) rolling dice
(d) playing cards

9. What does Bertha give Mr. Loomis for breakfast?
(a) a plate of eggs and bacon
(b) a bowl of grits
(c) a plate of eggs and sausage
(d) a plate of biscuits and gravy

10. What does Bynum say he used to do?
(a) pick apples
(b) pick cotton
(c) pick oranges
(d) pick tobacco

11. What does Seth say about Loomis' dinner?
(a) He is too late and can have no dinner.
(b) He'll have to pay extra for the dinner.
(c) His plate is on the table.
(d) Bertha will come to cook him a late dinner.

12. What does Jeremy suggest Molly needs a man for?
(a) to protect her
(b) to have a good time
(c) to help her make a living
(d) to keep her out of trouble

13. Who did Reuben see out in the yard the previous night?
(a) Bynum
(b) Seth
(c) Loomis
(d) Mattie

14. What does Reuben say Zonia looks like?
(a) a dog
(b) a spider
(c) a bird
(d) a horse

15. Why was Jeremy fired?
(a) He wouldn't pay 50 cents extortion to keep his job.
(b) He was drinking on the job.
(c) He dropped a hammer and injured another worker.
(d) He yelled at his boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what context does Bynum use the play's title?

2. Who does Loomis say he's finding his wife for?

3. What does Seth threaten to kick Loomis out if he does?

4. What is Bynum doing when he comes downstairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Who was Joe Turner's brother?

(see the answer keys)

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