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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry urge Bailey to remain uneducated?
(a) So he will get sympathy.
(b) So that he will not write books.
(c) So that he will not have to pay for an education.
(d) So he will stay in jail.

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

3. What do both Henry and Waldo do simultaneously?
(a) Henry argues with Ball, as Waldo argues with his wife.
(b) Henry teaches new courses and Waldo speaks at a different Unitarian Church.
(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.

4. What is Henry's advice when Bailey says he cannot swim?
(a) Henry tells him to plug his nose when he jumps in.
(b) Henry tells him to take lessons.
(c) Henry tells him not to struggle with the water.
(d) Henry tells him to avoid the ocean.

5. 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) Bailey, his cellmate.
(c) The birds on the clock tower.
(d) The jailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what do John and Henry then agree?

2. Who are the only people married in John and Henry's family?

3. What does Waldo tell Lydian will be interesting?

4. 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?

5. What do Henry and Bailey see outside the window of the cell?

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