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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sallie careful not to acknowledge?
(a) How much money the schooling will cost.
(b) The Colonel's kindness.
(c) That she does not want to be a teacher.
(d) The children's true parentage.

2. How is Bert also riling up the white townspeople?
(a) By sounding more educated than the white men.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) By telling them that black people are better than white people.
(d) By driving recklessly and acting as "good as a white [man]."

3. Of what was Cora afraid?
(a) Sallie might be late.
(b) The Colonel might be late.
(c) Bert might be late.
(d) William might be late.

4. What comment does little Billy make?
(a) He wants to see his Uncle Bert.
(b) He wishes he was white.
(c) He wants to move in with Bert.
(d) He knows the Colonel is his grandpa.

5. What does this guest relate to the Colonel?
(a) What news there is to find around town.
(b) The truth of what happened to Bert today.
(c) Bert's latest offense.
(d) Sallie is not headed to the airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bert seem?

2. How does Cora try to protect him?

3. On what does little Billy begin playing?

4. What will the Colonel not tolerate from a "darkie," especially his own child?

5. What is Cora's response to William's request?

(see the answer key)

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