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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry not hug Ellen?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) Out of a sense of propriety.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He is afraid she will cringe.

2. What does Henry suggest to Bailey?
(a) Find someone who cares.
(b) Sell your soul to the devil, then you will have a good lawyer.
(c) Make a run for it.
(d) He is born in a more liberal age, or that he try prayer.

3. What does Henry say Waldo should use to effect change?
(a) His wonderful manner of speaking.
(b) His fame and influence.
(c) A change in philosophy.
(d) His wife's influence.

4. 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 in God.
(c) He is angry with God for taking his brother.
(d) He does not believe John's soul is in heaven.

5. What does Henry attempt to explain to Ellen?
(a) Love.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Boating.
(d) Transcendentalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry make up a poem/prayer for Bailey?

2. Why can Henry now leave the jail?

3. John's cheering of Henry leads to what inspiration?

4. About what is Henry's soliloquy?

5. What do both Henry and Waldo do simultaneously?

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