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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leaves the service to put coffee on during the first act?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) David.

2. 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"?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Washing cocktail glasses.
(c) Reading the funny papers.
(d) Going out.

3. Who says that there "ain't no age in the Lord"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Sister Boxer.

4. Before the curtain rises in the first act, there are street sounds including laughter, cursing, and a radio. What other sound is heard?
(a) Singing.
(b) A phone ringing.
(c) Piano playing.
(d) Preaching.

5. Who says, "Bring up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it"?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Tell him to call on the Lord!"

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

3. What type of set is used in "The Amen Corner"?

4. According to Luke, who goes digging for pork chops when she sees a man?

5. 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?

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