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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) Baby daughter.
(b) A pastor friend.
(c) David's brother.
(d) Margaret's mother.

2. When Margaret was delivering their baby, where was Luke?
(a) Drunk and at her bedside.
(b) In jail.
(c) In a nightclub.
(d) On the road.

3. Who says, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

4. What scenery does the play open with?
(a) The church.
(b) The scrim wall of the tenement.
(c) A street scene.
(d) The kitchen.

5. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?
(a) Elder Smith.
(b) Elder King.
(c) Brother Alexander.
(d) Brother Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the pastor's first act sermon, what is an example of an activity one does when one's "mind ain't on the Lord"?

2. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?

3. What do Margaret and Odessa agree that Brother Boxer doesn't have any right to be doing?

4. Why is everyone silent when Sisters Moore and Boxer finish singing in Act I?

5. In Act II Sister Boxer and Margaret argue about the difference between having trumpets and drums in church and what?

(see the answer key)

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