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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What similarity between Henry and Waldo do John and Mother note?
(a) Waldo and Henry's speeches.
(b) Waldo and Henry's personalites.
(c) Waldo and Henry's irritability.
(d) Waldo and Henry's looks.

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

3. Waldo, who is clearly quite old, is losing his senses, mistakes what for a person?
(a) A shadow.
(b) His overcoat.
(c) His umbrella.
(d) A post.

4. What does Waldo tell Lydian will be interesting?
(a) Having a Harvard-educated repairperson.
(b) Having a outspoken repairperson.
(c) Having a Transcendentalist repairperson.
(d) Having an odd repairperson.

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

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 tell Bailey he drinks?

3. In what town is the play set?

4. Ellen says that she has to go home, and Henry delays. Why?

5. What do both Henry and Waldo do simultaneously?

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