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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 note that it is good that men do not know how to fly?
(a) If they did they would damage and dirty the clouds and the air.
(b) They would run into one another in the air.
(c) They would dive to earth.
(d) They would hurt the birds in the sky.

2. What do Henry and Bailey see outside the window of the cell?
(a) Their neighbors.
(b) The constable.
(c) A drunk staggering around.
(d) The keys.

3. What does Lydian insist that Henry must do?
(a) Forgive Waldo.
(b) Follow his own path.
(c) Get married.
(d) Learn to conform.

4. Why does Henry object violently to this name?
(a) Williams is not his slave.
(b) Williams has to move on to his own home.
(c) Henry tells him to never describe himself as a possession.
(d) Williams may not stay at Walden.

5. Waldo marvels at Henry, and expresses his own admiration for Henry's beliefs. How does he refer to Henry?
(a) A "walking ethic."
(b) A "man of his word."
(c) A "living Transcendentalist."
(d) A "living, breathing prophet."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams do when he sees Henry?

2. In another area of the stage, Henry's mother is visibly upset. What does she ask Henry?

3. Why does Ellen not marry John?

4. What happens to Henry when he tries to object to the President?

5. Why is Henry visibly frustrated with himself?

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