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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry reply when Sam asks him what his occupation is?
(a) Henry answers that he is a writer.
(b) Henry answers with several of the different jobs he has done.
(c) Henry tells him he is a protester.
(d) Henry tells him he is a carpenter.

2. Henry sits up on his cot, and what is his response to his mother's question?
(a) There is "not someone" with him.
(b) His father is dead.
(c) He has "not done something."
(d) He does not know what happened to John.

3. 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 face.
(c) He has been feeding his soul in nature.
(d) He has been feeding plants with manure.

4. Why does Henry say that he cannot pray for John's soul?
(a) He does not believe John's soul is in heaven.
(b) He does not believe in God.
(c) He is angry with God for taking his brother.
(d) He cannot pray to a God that does not listen.

5. Bailey is impressed and observes that Henry must be a teacher. Why is Bailey impressed with Henry?
(a) Henry teaches him how to play the flute.
(b) Henry teaches him how to read and write his name.
(c) Henry teaches him mathematics.
(d) Henry teaches him about Transcendentalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the old man who enters with his wife?

2. What does Henry notice about Ellen?

3. Why is Bailey in jail?

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

5. What does Waldo tell Lydian will be interesting?

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