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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Boy Willie states that he can hear his heart beating, how does he claim it beats?
(a) Softer than everyone else's heart.
(b) Louder than everyone else's heart.
(c) Just as loud as everyone else's heart.
(d) Boy Willie says that he had no heart left to beat.

2. Who arrives to the final scene late with rope to move the piano?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Grace.
(c) Dolly,
(d) Lymon.

3. Which character enters the scene and forbids the pair to move the piano any further?
(a) Avery.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Maretha.
(d) Doaker.

4. What is Berniece afraid of waking when she plays the piano?
(a) The fear that is slumbering inside her.
(b) The baby that sleeps next door.
(c) The sleeping spirits.
(d) The memories of her husband's death.

5. What advice does Lymon give to Berniece about her relationship with Avery?
(a) Lymon advises Berniece to marry Avery.
(b) Lymon advises Berniece to leave Avery.
(c) Lymon advises Berniece to lie to Avery about her feelings.
(d) Lymon does not know that Berniece is in a relationship with Avery.

6. Who does Berniece claim blames himself for Boy Charles' death?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) WIning Boy.
(d) Doaker.

7. What statement does Boy Willie make about death?
(a) That death is inevitable for everyone.
(b) That he is not afraid of death.
(c) That the idea of death terrifies him.
(d) That he hopes to die young.

8. On the night that Boy Willie brings the young woman home, where does Lymon say that he has been?
(a) Out selling fruit.
(b) To chuch.
(c) To the movie theater.
(d) Shopping for groceries in town.

9. Who does Boy Willie accuse, other than Avery, of picking and choosing the scriptures that they believe in?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Wining Boy.
(d) Doaker.

10. Which character arrives holding a Bible, preparing for the exorcism?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Avery.
(d) Grace.

11. Boy Willie exhibits what emotion while attempting to move the piano for its potential buyer?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Apathy.

12. With whom does Lymon end up spending the night after he returns home from his date?
(a) With his date, Dolly.
(b) With Berniece.
(c) With Boy Willie's date.
(d) No one. He is by himself.

13. Boy Willie thinks that Berniece is teaching Maretha to live where?
(a) At exacly the right place in society.
(b) At the top of life.
(c) Above her station.
(d) At the bottom of life.

14. What weapon does Berniece retrieve to protect herself and her belongings?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A gun.
(c) A rope.
(d) A knife.

15. What pet died when Boy Willie was a young boy?
(a) A fish.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family member respond to the sight of Boy Willie and the young woman kissing?

2. How far does the pair move the piano before their attempts are thwarted?

3. What sound is heard as the pair are attempting to move the piano for the potential buyer?

4. What is the name of Avery's new landlord?

5. Who tells Berniece that Boy Willie is going to be removing the piano?

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