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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what do John and Henry then agree?
(a) They will remain celibate until they are 90 and 92 years old, at which time they will both pursue Ellen.
(b) They will both get married as soon as possible to forget about Ellen.
(c) They will stay celibate for the rest of their lives.
(d) They will begin their cult and marry as many women as possible.

2. What does Henry do when he catches Ellen writing notes once again?
(a) He urges her to put the notes on note cards.
(b) He urges her to be an individual.
(c) He quizzes her over her notes.
(d) He tells her to continue the hard work.

3. If more people were willing to go to jail to protest the government, they could effect change on what scale?
(a) The scale of the American Revolution.
(b) The scale of the Civil War.
(c) A small scale.
(d) The scale of the Mexican War.

4. Why is Henry visibly frustrated with himself?
(a) His intensity frightens Ellen away.
(b) Ellen does not love John as he thought.
(c) Ellen rejects him.
(d) His rowing scares Ellen.

5. What does Henry offer to Waldo and Lydian?
(a) To make their home a green home.
(b) To babysit their son.
(c) To be a tutor for their son.
(d) To clean their home for them.

6. What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done?
(a) He will only do certain things.
(b) They need to give him a list.
(c) Let him know what they need.
(d) The things that need doing will tell him about it.

7. Henry and his mother keep talking, and she tells him she does not know who he is. How does he reply?
(a) He is himself.
(b) He has changed.
(c) He is the same.
(d) He is who he has always been.

8. What becomes clear about Ellen and her father?
(a) Neither really understand Transcendentalism.
(b) They are very close.
(c) They are both Transcendentalists.
(d) They do not agree on how Edmund should be raised.

9. Henry notes that older people like her father are "polluted" by advice. How does he strongly urge Ellen to maintain her "innocence?"
(a) By thinking for herself.
(b) Stay young.
(c) Do not fall in love.
(d) Live at home.

10. For what does Henry propose to work?
(a) Food.
(b) A small garden in the back property.
(c) A piece of Waldo's property in the woods, so that he can conduct an "experiment."
(d) A small Salary.

11. Who is the old man who enters with his wife?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) John Thoreau.
(c) Edward Emerson.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

12. What occupation does Sam mark?
(a) Tutor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Principal.

13. Why does Ellen offer to leave?
(a) She has not paid tuition.
(b) Her father does not want her in the school.
(c) She is the only girl.
(d) She is failing the course.

14. Why is Bailey in jail?
(a) Robbing a store.
(b) Breaking and entering.
(c) Burning down a barn.
(d) Murdering his neighbor.

15. Henry agrees to take her to shore if she will do what?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Go to church with him.
(c) Go to church with John.
(d) Marry John.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bailey feel about being in jail with Henry?

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

3. What is the setting for the beginning of the play?

4. Henry sits up on his cot, and what is his response to his mother's question?

5. What do Henry and Bailey see outside the window of the cell?

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