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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Loomis say he's waiting on, when Bynum asks him?
(a) the water to recede
(b) the Earth to crackle
(c) the sun to rise up
(d) the breath to go into his body

2. Why is it odd that Loomis is wearing his coat?
(a) The coat is dirty.
(b) The weather is hot.
(c) The rain will stain it.
(d) He said he was pawning the coat.

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

4. How many more dustpans does Selig want?
(a) ten
(b) fifty
(c) as many as Seth can make
(d) none

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Reuben sell to Bynum?

3. What does Bertha call Zonia?

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

5. Why did Martha leave the rooming house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what it means to "Juba."

2. What does Loomis say that the wave in his vision washed up?

3. What does Reuben say the ghost he saw did and said?

4. What is Molly's opinion about Mattie's job?

5. What does Bynum say he sees about Loomis?

6. How does Loomis describe his wife to Selig?

7. What is Molly's reaction to the scene with Loomis after the Juba?

8. What does Loomis ask about God?

9. What reason does Bynum give for why he doesn't think Herald Loomis is a gambler?

10. How does Loomis act when he first enters in Act 2, Scene 2?

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