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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character used to polish the piano every morning?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Uncle Doaker.
(c) Mama Ola.
(d) Berniece.

3. What is the name of Berniece's daughter?
(a) Maretha.
(b) Molly.
(c) Margret.
(d) Mama Ola.

4. Where does Berniece bring her daughter at the end of the first act, in the first scene?
(a) To school.
(b) To church.
(c) To the doctor's office.
(d) To the cemetary.

5. What instrument does Boy Willie hope to sell to make a bit of money?
(a) A trombone.
(b) A piano.
(c) A cello.
(d) A drum kit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does Boy Willie NOT ask about the potential buyer of the piano?

2. Which character admits to being on the run from the police?

3. What was Wining Boy's profession?

4. How does Boy Willie react to Berniece's claim that she has seen a ghost?

5. Before the dream in which Avery was told to change his profession, what did he do for a living?

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