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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 is Bertha doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) washing dishes
(b) fixing breakfast
(c) sweeping the floor
(d) staring out the window

2. What aspect of Mattie's looks does Jeremy comment on favorably?
(a) her legs
(b) her hair
(c) her eyes
(d) her hips

3. How much time passes between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) a year
(b) one week
(c) three months
(d) one day

4. Why doesn't Seth want to tell Loomis where Martha is?
(a) He's afraid Loomis wants to harm her.
(b) He doesn't know for sure which Martha he's looking for.
(c) He wants Loomis to give him money first.
(d) He wants to keep Martha away from her daughter.

5. What does Bynum give Mattie?
(a) a potion to drink to bring love to her
(b) a pouch of herbs to make a tea that will ease pain
(c) a cloth packet to put under her pillow for luck
(d) a candle to burn each night until she forgets her sorrow

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it odd that Loomis is wearing his coat?

2. In Bynum's metaphor, what is Mattie?

3. Who left the rooming house, still owing Seth two dollars?

4. Why does Zonia say she and her father have to find her mother?

5. What do Jeremy and Molly compliment Bertha on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremy and Mattie's relationship progress?

2. Why doesn't Seth like Herald Loomis?

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

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

5. To what does Seth attribute Selig's ability to find people?

6. What reason does Mattie give Loomis for hoping Loomis finds his wife?

7. What does Bynum says "shows what a woman is"?

8. Describe what Bynum tells Jeremy about touching.

9. What does Jeremy say happened to cause him to be arrested?

10. What does Bertha says Bynum has been doing all morning at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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