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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will be coming for Bert?
(a) Satan.
(b) The white men.
(c) The National Guard.
(d) The police.

2. What will the Colonel not tolerate from a "darkie," especially his own child?
(a) Such industriousness.
(b) Such happiness.
(c) Such laziness.
(d) Such insolence.

3. What is Bert telling everyone?
(a) He is not Norwood's son.
(b) His mother is not Cora.
(c) He is not black.
(d) His last name is Norwood.

4. Through which door does Cora tell Bert to go?
(a) The back door.
(b) The front door.
(c) The side door.
(d) The basement door.

5. What does Norwood say he has done for Cora's children?
(a) Everything a father would do for his own children.
(b) Fathered them.
(c) Absolutely nothing.
(d) Even more than he has done for his other "darkies."

Short Answer Questions

1. After Higgins and Norwood leave, who enters again?

2. What does Norwood finally say Bert is allowed to do?

3. Why does Sallie come in?

4. For what does Cora plead with Bert?

5. What do Cora and William discuss, regarding Bert?

(see the answer key)

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