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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bailey doing as Henry speaks to him?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Playing cards.

2. Why does Henry wail in grief?
(a) Edward is shot.
(b) John is shot.
(c) Abraham Lincoln is shot.
(d) Waldo is shot.

3. What choice is Henry describing to Bailey?
(a) The choice to marry Ellen or allow his brother to.
(b) The choice to listen to those around him or follow his heart.
(c) The choice to stay in jail or attempt a mistake.
(d) The choice he has made between paying his taxes and asserting his independence.

4. What is Henry doing when Williams, an escaped slave, appears?
(a) Planting in his garden.
(b) Playing a flute.
(c) Weeding.
(d) Swimming.

5. Why does Ellen offer to leave?
(a) She is the only girl.
(b) She has not paid tuition.
(c) She is failing the course.
(d) Her father does not want her in the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Henry, why is the government afraid of the choice he has made?

2. Why does Henry offer to work for 10 cents a week?

3. Henry replies that he likes the way the alphabet sounds and feels when read backwards. Why does he think that things should be mixed up?

4. What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done?

5. What does Henry attempt to explain to Ellen?

(see the answer key)

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