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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is David?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

2. Whose bedroom is mentioned from the beginning of Act I?
(a) Luke's.
(b) Margaret's.
(c) Odessa's.
(d) David's.

3. What reason does David give for not wanting to go to Philadelphia with his mother?
(a) He doesn't like Philadelphia.
(b) He doesn't want to miss playing the guitar in church.
(c) He doesn't want to miss music school.
(d) He has a cold starting.

4. The rumor that Brother Boxer has heard is that Luke's father is sick with what?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Cancer.
(d) TB (tuberculosis).

5. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?
(a) Ida Jackson.
(b) Sister Sally.
(c) Sister Rice.
(d) Sister Douglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's the last character to speak in Act II?

2. Luke thinks Margaret is treating David like he's how old in Act II?

3. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?

4. During the first act, Brother Boxer tell his wife and Sister Moore that he's heard that David's father is back in town. Where is David's father reportedly working?

5. Who says, "The whole world just get to be a great big empty basin"?

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