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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does all action on stage stop?
(a) When John is shot.
(b) An unseen voice addresses Congress and urges the President to stop the war.
(c) When Henry yells for the war to end.
(d) When Edward is shot.

2. What does Williams want to call himself?
(a) Walden's Williams.
(b) Mr. Henry's Slave Williams.
(c) Williams at Waldon Pond.
(d) Mr. Henry's Williams.

3. What does the audience learn about Williams once he leaves Walden Pond?
(a) He is a free man in New York.
(b) He has been shot at the border.
(c) He is sent back into slavery.
(d) He lives in Canada.

4. Henry tells Sam he will not pay for the war in Mexico. Why?
(a) He likes Mexico.
(b) He does not have the money.
(c) He does not like taxes.
(d) To do so would make him a murderer.

5. Henry objects to Waldo not appearing. How does Lydian feel?
(a) Embarrassed by Waldo's cowardly actions.
(b) Reassured that Waldo is not changing his stand on freedom.
(c) Unsure whether she still loves Waldo or actually loves Henry.
(d) Torn between sharing Henry's opinions and loyalty to Waldo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry note that people must do, regarding books?

2. After telling Ellen about Transcendentalism, what does he invite her to do?

3. Why does Henry object to the whole notion of retirement?

4. How do John and Henry get on the topic of polygamy?

5. Mother again laments Henry's strangeness, and what does she hope?

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