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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what context does Bynum use the play's title?
(a) in advice to Mattie
(b) in a story about his youth
(c) in song lyrics
(d) quoting his grandmother

2. Where does Bynum say the song he starts singing comes from?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Talahassee
(c) Chicago
(d) Memphis

3. What does Mattie say she's been trying to figure out about Loomis?
(a) why Loomis wants to find his wife
(b) what Loomis really feels
(c) if Loomis really saw things
(d) how old Loomis is

4. Where does Bynum say Jeremy's gone at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Jeremy left early for work.
(b) Jeremy is visiting a relative.
(c) Jeremy is applying for a second job.
(d) Jeremy is at church.

5. What dead person does Reuben say he saw?
(a) Seth's grandfather
(b) Bertha's grandmother
(c) Seth's mother
(d) Bertha's father

6. Who taught Seth to make pots and pans?
(a) His father taught him.
(b) A man he works with taught him.
(c) He taught himself.
(d) His brother taught him.

7. How does Loomis react to Bynum's singing?
(a) He doesn't like it.
(b) He starts singing along.
(c) He sings a different song, louder.
(d) He wants to hear more.

8. What does Loomis want to say to Martha?
(a) goodbye
(b) that he still loves her
(c) that he wants her back
(d) that he hates her

9. What does Zonia suggest the ghost might have been?
(a) a demon
(b) an animal
(c) a hallucination
(d) an angel

10. When does Bertha say is the only time Seth is satisfied?
(a) when he's complaining
(b) when he's eating
(c) when he's making pots and pans
(d) when he's sleeping

11. What does Seth chide Bynum for?
(a) making jokes
(b) falling asleep while playing
(c) cheating
(d) taking too long for his turn

12. What does Mattie give to Zonia?
(a) a ribbon
(b) a flower
(c) a doll
(d) a picture

13. What does Loomis say when Mattie asks how he got separated from his wife?
(a) He says he doesn't want to talk about it.
(b) He says Joe Turner split them up.
(c) He says it was his own fault for getting himself caught.
(d) He says his wife deserted him at the worst time.

14. Why did Martha move up North?
(a) because her church moved
(b) because she was lonely in the South
(c) because she was afraid of her mother
(d) because she didn't want to see Herald

15. Why does Bynum tell Loomis that he's singing?
(a) to deliver a message
(b) to entertain himself
(c) because he's driven to sing
(d) to bring joy to others

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Bertha give for Loomis' behavior?

2. When does Bertha say Mattie will find what she's looking for?

3. What does Loomis say he's been watching Mattie do?

4. How long has Herald Loomis been looking for his wife?

5. What does Bertha describe as Jeremy's flaw?

(see the answer keys)

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