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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of song does Maretha play on the piano?
(a) A beginner's song.
(b) A jazzy boogie-woogie.
(c) A dreamy lullabye.
(d) An advanced jig.

2. What does Boy Willie tell Wining Boy that he wants to purchase?
(a) More fruit.
(b) A new car.
(c) Sutter's land.
(d) A new piano.

3. Before the dream in which Avery was told to change his profession, what did he do for a living?
(a) He was a traveling chef.
(b) He was an elevator operator.
(c) He was a hotel concierge.
(d) He was a window washer.

4. What does Wining Boy carry with him that has a weight as heavy as a piano?
(a) HIs fears.
(b) His guilt.
(c) His questions.
(d) His talent.

5. Which character admits to having spent time in prison?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Uncle Doaker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in stealing the piano from the Sutter home?

3. Whose ghost does Berniece think she has seen?

4. What name was the ghost repeating?

5. Where does Berniece bring her daughter at the end of the first act, in the first scene?

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