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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 does not believe in God.
(d) He is angry with God for taking his brother.

3. Why can Henry now leave the jail?
(a) Sam is allowing him to escape.
(b) The charges have been dropped.
(c) Waldo has payed his bail.
(d) Someone has paid his taxes.

4. Where does Henry live?
(a) On the beach.
(b) Downtown Concord.
(c) By the ocean.
(d) By Walden Pond.

5. What is Transcendentalism?
(a) A way of traveling from one continent to another.
(b) A person's thoughts or emotions that transcend or rise above their external perceptions.
(c) A Christian denomination, similar to the Methodist faith.
(d) The belief in karma, nirvana, and reincarnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's advice when Bailey says he cannot swim?

2. Henry notes that older people like her father are "polluted" by advice. How does he strongly urge Ellen to maintain her "innocence?"

3. How does Ellen find Transcendentalism?

4. Why does Henry not hug Ellen?

5. How does Henry reply when Sam asks him what his occupation is?

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