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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. If more people were willing to go to jail to protest the government, they could effect change on what scale?
(a) The scale of the American Revolution.
(b) The scale of the Mexican War.
(c) The scale of the Civil War.
(d) A small scale.

3. 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.

4. Why does Ellen not marry John?
(a) Her father objects.
(b) She is too young.
(c) She does not love him.
(d) She loves Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bailey feel about being in jail with Henry?

2. What word does Deacon Ball use incorrectly, which actually means forbidden?

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

4. Henry notes that he can feel the sound waves from the clock tower. Who does he say he is freer in jail than?

5. On what do John and Henry then agree?

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