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

Multiple Choice Questions

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(c) He has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not approve of Transcendentalism.
(d) he has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not care for Henry.

2. Where does Henry live?
(a) By the ocean.
(b) On the beach.
(c) By Walden Pond.
(d) Downtown Concord.

3. What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done?
(a) They need to give him a list.
(b) He will only do certain things.
(c) The things that need doing will tell him about it.
(d) Let him know what they need.

4. Why does Henry make this agreement with Ellen before taking her to shore?
(a) He knows she likes John.
(b) He knows she loves him.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He knows that John likes her very much.

5. What does Henry then urge all his students not to do but to savor their sensations of the world?
(a) Emulate him.
(b) Listen to their parents.
(c) Go to class.
(d) Stay inside buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bailey in jail?

2. Henry and his mother keep talking, and she tells him she does not know who he is. How does he reply?

3. How do John and Henry get on the topic of polygamy?

4. Bailey is impressed and observes that Henry must be a teacher. Why is Bailey impressed with Henry?

5. After telling Ellen about Transcendentalism, what does he invite her to do?

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