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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Henry compare time?
(a) To a road.
(b) To a river.
(c) To the sun.
(d) To sand.

2. Henry sits up on his cot, and what is his response to his mother's question?
(a) He has "not done something."
(b) He does not know what happened to John.
(c) There is "not someone" with him.
(d) His father is dead.

3. The audience's attention then goes back to the jail cell, where Henry is seen waking up who?
(a) His friend, Waldo.
(b) His brother, John.
(c) His cellmate, Bailey.
(d) The guard, Sam.

4. Bailey is impressed and observes that Henry must be a teacher. Why is Bailey impressed with Henry?
(a) Henry teaches him how to play the flute.
(b) Henry teaches him how to read and write his name.
(c) Henry teaches him about Transcendentalism.
(d) Henry teaches him mathematics.

5. Who will be Henry's protege?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Edward.

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

7. What similarity between Henry and Waldo do John and Mother note?
(a) Waldo and Henry's irritability.
(b) Waldo and Henry's speeches.
(c) Waldo and Henry's personalites.
(d) Waldo and Henry's looks.

8. Upon what does Henry lament, regarding the environment?
(a) He would like to live in a more tropical environment.
(b) There are too many biting insects.
(c) The fact that humanity has done so much damage to the environment.
(d) Concord is too wild for his taste.

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

10. What do both Henry and Waldo do simultaneously?
(a) Henry argues with Ball, as Waldo argues with his wife.
(b) Henry resigns from teaching, as Waldo resigns as a Unitarian Minister.
(c) Henry tells his students he must follow the curriculum, as Waldo tells the congregation he will preach to the Unitarian principles.
(d) Henry teaches new courses and Waldo speaks at a different Unitarian Church.

11. What does Henry notice about Ellen?
(a) She is younger than any of the other students.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She is staring at him.
(d) She is an older girl and is taking notes.

12. Henry mocks Ball by telling his students to prevent all their senses from experiencing life so that they can all focus solely on what?
(a) College.
(b) Their teacher.
(c) The books.
(d) School.

13. How does Henry reply when Sam asks him what his occupation is?
(a) Henry tells him he is a carpenter.
(b) Henry answers that he is a writer.
(c) Henry tells him he is a protester.
(d) Henry answers with several of the different jobs he has done.

14. Who are the only people married in John and Henry's family?
(a) Their parents and uncle.
(b) Their father and mother.
(c) Their parents and aunt.
(d) Their parents and older brother.

15. What is Henry's advice when Bailey says he cannot swim?
(a) Henry tells him to plug his nose when he jumps in.
(b) Henry tells him not to struggle with the water.
(c) Henry tells him to avoid the ocean.
(d) Henry tells him to take lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry attempt to explain to Ellen?

2. What is the only reason for why Henry leaves his home?

3. When Waldo offers money, how does Henry respond?

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

5. If more people were willing to go to jail to protest the government, they could effect change on what scale?

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