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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. For what does Henry invite Ellen?
(a) A swim.
(b) A walk.
(c) A boat ride.
(d) A picnic.

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

3. Whose nightmare of Henry being arrested has come true?
(a) His brother's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Waldo's.
(d) His father's.

4. To what does John attribute Henry's nonconformity?
(a) Henry's nature.
(b) Henry's private school education.
(c) Henry's Harvard education.
(d) Henry's desire to be isolated.

5. What has Ellen's father done, regarding her little brother, Edmund?
(a) He has enterd Edmund into the school because he is a Transcedentalist.
(b) He is sending Edmund to boarding school to get a better education.
(c) He has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not approve of Transcendentalism.
(d) he has withdrawn Edmund from the school because he does not care for Henry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Henry visibly frustrated with himself?

3. Ball tells Henry that they have been feeding their souls. How does Henry reply?

4. What does Henry do when he catches Ellen writing notes once again?

5. The audience's attention then goes back to the jail cell, where Henry is seen waking up who?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sam brings him breakfast, and tells him that the telegraph line to Texas has been finished. What does the finished telegraph line to Texas mean?

2. What might the flute melody represent?

3. Why does Henry try to conform to Deacon Ball's expectations? Is he able to conform?

4. Why is Henry in jail?

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

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

7. Waldo marvels at Henry, and expresses his own admiration for Henry's beliefs. He refers to Henry as a "walking ethic," living proof of Transcendentalism. Why does he feel this way about Henry?

8. How does Henry attempt to stay in jail?

9. Why will Ellen not marry John?

10. How does Henry get out of jail?

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