The Piano Lesson | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1

1. What is the last name of the family that the story focuses on?

Charles.

2. Lymon and Boy Willie have come to sell what fruit?

Watermelon.

3. Berniece and her uncle live in which city?

Pittsburgh.

4. Which character admits to having spent time in prison?

Boy Willie.

5. What color is the ghost that Lyman claims killed Sutter?

Yellow.

6. What instrument does Boy Willie hope to sell to make a bit of money?

A piano.

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

Lymon.

8. What is the name of Berniece's daughter?

Maretha.

9. What was Wining Boy's profession?

He was a recording star.

10. Which character used to polish the piano every morning?

Mama Ola.

11. What does Boy Willie hope to buy from Sutter?

His land.

12. Whose ghost does Berniece think she...
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