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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character has a change of heart after seeing Sutter's ghost and now believes that the piano should be sold?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Berniece.
(d) Wining Boy.

2. What does Boy Willie think is the most significant part of the piano?
(a) The wood.
(b) The music.
(c) The keys.
(d) The legs.

3. Who does Boy Willie expect to teach Maretha about the significance of the piano?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Avery.
(c) Momma Ola.
(d) Doaker.

4. Which character believes that life would be much easier if people stayed at home and appreciated their lives instead of traveling?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Avery.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Boy Willie.

5. Which member of the Sutter family desperately wanted the piano?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Constance.

Short Answer Questions

1. The piano is stolen from the Sutter home during which holiday celebration?

2. When the group is singing prison songs, which character is asked to play the piano?

3. What is Berniece afraid of waking when she plays the piano?

4. Where does Sutter find and kill Boy Charles?

5. Who offers herself to Wining Boy as repayment for helping bail a family member out of jail?

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