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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. When and where does the play begin?
(a) On a spring morning in 1830s Virginia.
(b) On a fall afternoon in 1930s Georgia.
(c) On a spring afternoon in 1930 Virginia.
(d) On a fall morning in 1830s Georgia.

2. What do Cora and William try to explain to Bert?
(a) His behavior may end tragically for him and the rest of his family.
(b) Billie is too young to live with Bert.
(c) Sallie has to leave to go to school.
(d) That Bert must go back north for school.

3. Of what does Cora stop and remind the Colonel?
(a) Bert is strong.
(b) Bert is a man.
(c) The Colonel could go to jail.
(d) Bert is their son.

4. What does Sallie want to become?
(a) A maid.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A business woman.
(d) A housewife.

5. Why has this guest come?
(a) To warn the Colonel of the growing resentment of the white community towards Bert.
(b) To plead Bert's case.
(c) To visit with the Colonel.
(d) To tell the Colonel that Sallie is going to school to be a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bert feel about his actions?

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

3. What has Robert done without permission?

4. What does Bert try to do regarding his position?

5. What is true about the relationship between the Colonel and Bert, up until this accident?

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