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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry notes that he can feel the sound waves from the clock tower. Who does he say he is freer in jail than?
(a) The people outside.
(b) The birds on the clock tower.
(c) Bailey, his cellmate.
(d) The jailer.

2. John's cheering of Henry leads to what inspiration?
(a) Henry proposes they start their own school.
(b) Henry moving away from Walden Pond.
(c) Henry quitting his job.
(d) Henry proposing they protest the Mexican War.

3. What is Henry's response when Ellen asks what will happen to the school now that there are no students?
(a) He will be the student and will learn from nature.
(b) He says they will close and he will have to go back to teaching at a university.
(c) He will find new students.
(d) He will change the way the school is run to keep students.

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

5. What do both Henry and Waldo do simultaneously?
(a) Henry teaches new courses and Waldo speaks at a different Unitarian Church.
(b) Henry argues with Ball, as Waldo argues with his wife.
(c) Henry tells his students he must follow the curriculum, as Waldo tells the congregation he will preach to the Unitarian principles.
(d) Henry resigns from teaching, as Waldo resigns as a Unitarian Minister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henry attempt to explain to Ellen?

3. Henry notes that older people like her father are "polluted" by advice. How does he strongly urge Ellen to maintain her "innocence?"

4. What does Henry offer to Waldo and Lydian?

5. What occupation does Sam mark?

(see the answer key)

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