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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry notes that he can feel the sound waves from the clock tower. Who does he say he is freer in jail than?
(a) Bailey, his cellmate.
(b) The birds on the clock tower.
(c) The people outside.
(d) The jailer.

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

3. Why is Deacon Ball, the Chair of the Concord School Committee, shocked at what Henry has been discussing with his class?
(a) He is not following the curriculum.
(b) Matters of theology should be left to religious leaders.
(c) There are girls in the course.
(d) The students do not address him as "Sir."

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

5. In what town is the play set?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Concord, Massachusetts.
(c) Providence, Rhode Island.
(d) East Hampton, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does John attribute Henry's nonconformity?

2. What does Waldo tell Lydian will be interesting?

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

4. What does Henry then urge all his students not to do but to savor their sensations of the world?

5. What does Henry notice about Ellen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry in jail?

2. What happens after Henry gives Waldo the advice to speak out against the war?

3. What stops the war action on stage for a moment?

4. What does Baily ask of Henry? What is Henry's response?

5. How is Ellen supportive of Henry at his brother's funeral?

6. What is the set for this play?

7. What argument takes place between Lydian and Henry, regarding his behavior?

8. What might be the reason for Lydian's suggestion that Henry should leave while Waldo is away in England?

9. What does Henry learn about his obsession with Waldo?

10. What is the discussion between Henry and Bailey, regarding time?

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