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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act III, Luke asks Margaret if she was happy on the day they married. What was her answer?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) She refused to answer the question.

2. In Act III, who enters the apartment during the church service for a drink?
(a) Sister Sally.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Sister Boxer.

3. Which of the characters is the pastor as the play opens?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Ida Jackson.
(c) Margaret Alexander.
(d) Brother Boxer.

4. When Brother Boxer says, "But he got trumpets or some kind of horn in his blood," who is he referring to?
(a) Brother Stanley.
(b) Luke.
(c) David.
(d) A Philadelphia church member.

5. What happens when Luke starts to leave during Act I?
(a) Luke falls against the table.
(b) Luke begins uncontrollable coughing.
(c) David asks him not to go.
(d) Margaret starts crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's supposed to send a telegram if anything happens to Luke during "The Amen Corner."

2. What scenery does the play open with?

3. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?

4. What is played as the music prologue to Act I?

5. Who says, "The truth is a two-edged sword"?

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