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

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

3. What does Bertha suggest Seth do?
(a) tell Loomis Martha is in another state
(b) send Loomis away from the boarding house
(c) tell Martha that Loomis is looking for her
(d) get Martha a job in another town

4. Who questions Loomis about his vision?
(a) Seth
(b) Bynum
(c) Jeremy
(d) Bertha

5. Why does Zonia say she and her father have to find her mother?
(a) They need to bring her mother news.
(b) Her mother is in trouble with the law.
(c) Her mother ran away and left them.
(d) They need to give her mother an inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Selig say he can't find Bynum's "shiny man"?

2. How many more dustpans does Selig want?

3. Who leads the Juba, as the caller?

4. Who is Herald Loomis looking for?

5. What did Mattie's man say was on her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Selig tell Bynum on his second visit about Bynum's "shiny man"?

2. Why does Seth say he wants Jeremy to get his guitar?

3. How does Seth greet Loomis when he comes down the stairs at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Describe what Bynum tells Jeremy about touching.

5. What is Seth's response to Molly telling him that she likes "company"?

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

7. What does Seth say to Loomis, when Loomis first enters in Act 2, Scene 2?

8. How did Selig get in the people-finding business?

9. What does Bertha say is the worst use of a man?

10. What does Mattie tell Loomis when he says he needs to find a starting place?

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