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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose son is young Billy?
(a) Norwood.
(b) Cora.
(c) Sallie.
(d) William.

2. Soon after, which son comes in?
(a) Bert.
(b) Sam.
(c) Billy.
(d) William.

3. What is the real outrage about Bert's behavior?
(a) He did not pay for the damages.
(b) He had not asked permission of the Colonel.
(c) He did not apologize.
(d) He dared to argue with a white woman.

4. What do Cora and Bert begin to do, after he tells her this news?
(a) They begin to cry.
(b) They begin to understand one another.
(c) They begin to argue again.
(d) They hug.

5. Of what does Bert then inform Cora?
(a) He is no longer going to work in the fields.
(b) He wants to stay and help her.
(c) He is going to go back to work in the fields.
(d) He wants to be an overseer.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Cora plead with Bert?

2. What are these men doing as they visit?

3. How does Bert react to their explanation?

4. What does Bert refuse to do when he hears the Colonel coming?

5. How has Bert experienced more equal treatment in the big cities?

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