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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry discover as he is busily pointing out different species of grass?
(a) An ant hill.
(b) A beautiful flower.
(c) A new species of bee.
(d) A species he has not seen in the area.

2. What has Ellen's father done, regarding her little brother, Edmund?
(a) He is sending Edmund to boarding school to get a better education.
(b) He has enterd Edmund into the school because he is a Transcedentalist.
(c) He has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not approve of Transcendentalism.
(d) he has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not care for Henry.

3. Why is Henry applying for work as a repair person?
(a) He wants to help the Emersons.
(b) He wants to stop thinking.
(c) He likes to work with his hands.
(d) He loves to repair machinery.

4. Henry agrees to take her to shore if she will do what?
(a) Go to church with him.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Marry John.
(d) Go to church with John.

5. Ball tells Henry that they have been feeding their souls. How does Henry reply?
(a) He has been feeding his soul in nature.
(b) He has been feeding the birds.
(c) He has been feeding plants with manure.
(d) He has been feeding his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What similarity between Henry and Waldo do John and Mother note?

2. Henry mocks Ball by telling his students to prevent all their senses from experiencing life so that they can all focus solely on what?

3. For what does Henry propose to work?

4. How does Waldo find out about Henry's arrest?

5. Henry returns to his jail cell. What is Bailey happily doing?

(see the answer key)

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