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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first spoken part of the play is from what character?
(a) Margaret.
(b) David.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Sister Boxer.

2. 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?
(a) At another church.
(b) Jazz club.
(c) Driving a bus.
(d) Blues club.

3. 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) Going out.
(d) Reading the funny papers.

4. Who refers to the home/church as a Holy Ghost station during the first act?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Brother Boxer.

5. What is Brother Boxer looking for in the new Frigidaire?
(a) Cola.
(b) Iced Tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Kool-Aid.

6. What nickname does Luke call his wife?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Marge.
(d) Sweetheart.

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

8. Who calls Luke a "bad boy"?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Margaret.

9. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?
(a) A "shout" song.
(b) Folk music.
(c) Gospel music.
(d) "Feel good" music.

10. When does the first act take place?
(a) We aren't told.
(b) Saturday afternoon.
(c) A Sunday morning.
(d) A Saturday morning.

11. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

12. What is Brother Boxer's first name?
(a) Ben.
(b) Tom.
(c) Joel.
(d) Henry.

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

14. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) A dollar.
(d) Two dollars.

15. Where does the play, "The Amen Corner," take place?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went downtown and saw Luke the night before the first scene?

2. The set for "The Amen Corner contains what components?

3. How did Luke know where to find Margaret?

4. Who tells Margaret and Odessa that they look "almost like two young girls this morning."

5. Who does the pastor suggest as a substitute piano player for the church service?

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