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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Laura still jealous?
(a) Birdie Lee.
(b) Them white folks what's got so much.
(c) Chicken-Crow-For-Day.
(d) Essie.

2. For what does Laura say they need money?
(a) For a tambourine and a Bible.
(b) To rent the local community center.
(c) To pay an organist.
(d) To buy hymnals.

3. How does Laura suggest they buy the Bible?
(a) Asking the pimp down the street to buy it for them.
(b) Collecting money on the street corner.
(c) She has no idea how they can afford it.
(d) Profits from her gambling.

4. What do the two say about Essie?
(a) That she is the reason the church saves so many souls.
(b) That Essie is much more serious about life than Laura.
(c) That she is judgmental.
(d) That her daughter refuses to move to New York.

5. When Laura encourages Essie, what does Essie do?
(a) Falls silent and becomes very still, entering into one of the "pauses" into which she frequently falls.
(b) Sings louder.
(c) Prays with more fervency.
(d) Begins to sob instead of crying quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura do to gain the church space?

2. What does Laura discover after she has talked about her life for some time?

3. Who is evicted to make room for the church?

4. What are Essie and Laura doing at the opening of this novel?

5. What becomes the two women's church?

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