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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 does Bert hate?
(a) Himself.
(b) Only his father.
(c) Both the side of himself that is forced to submit to the white men and the white men that deny him.
(d) His mother for having him.

2. What is the Colonel holding?
(a) A knife.
(b) The telephone.
(c) His pistol.
(d) A letter.

3. What happens when Bert refuses?
(a) Norwood calls the police.
(b) The two stop arguing.
(c) Things become violent.
(d) Norwood leaves.

4. What does Norwood's last comment to Bert spark?
(a) A hug.
(b) An agreement.
(c) An understanding.
(d) An argument.

5. What does Bert once accidentally do when he is a young boy?
(a) Get lost in the fields.
(b) Refer to Norwood as "papa" in front of the Colonel's rich white friends.
(c) Tell Norwood he does not like him in front of his rich white friends.
(d) Hug Norwood in front of his rich white friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bert do to Norwood?

2. What does Norwood start off by telling Bert?

3. When making his point about his "colored folks," who is Norwood's one exception?

4. What does Sallie want to become?

5. When does the first scene of the second act begin?

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