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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Essie think Laura should be thinking?
(a) Of how they are going to keep the authorities from interferring.
(b) Of the souls they're saving with their preaching.
(c) Of the future.
(d) Of how to get the people to donate more money.

2. What does Laura do to gain the church space?
(a) Invites the landlord to her home.
(b) Threatens to turn in the landlord for code violations.
(c) Tells the landlord he can have 25 percent of the weekly collections.
(d) Bribes the landlord and promises three months in advance rent.

3. How does Laura picture Essie's role in the street corner church?
(a) Singing and then fainting as if in ecstasy.
(b) Sitting quietly and preaching.
(c) Singing and then preaching when Laura sings.
(d) Sitting quietly and occasionally singing.

4. What does Laura plan to do when cold weather hits?
(a) Stop preaching for the winter.
(b) She is not sure.
(c) Laura makes plans to rent an empty apartment, buy some chairs and a podium, and set up a church.
(d) Stand over the grate across the street to preach.

5. What does the clerk give Essie when she pays off the Bible?
(a) A wall hanging saying GOD BLESS THIS HOME.
(b) A bookmark with the 23rd Psalm on it.
(c) A picture of Jesus.
(d) A picture of the last supper.

6. What is the reason for the time they arrive?
(a) They forgot to turn their clocks forward for Spring.
(b) Laura is entertaining a man in her room.
(c) They decide it would be better to wait to the next sunny day.
(d) They scrupulously watch the time to get there on time.

7. What scheme does Buddy suggest for making more money?
(a) Selling prayer shawls from "Jerusalem."
(b) Telling the congregation that Essie is dying and needs help.
(c) Giving potential gambling numbers during the preaching.
(d) Cutting back on the bribes to the police.

8. About what is Essie worried?
(a) About how Laura seems ill.
(b) About when she can bring her daughter to live with her.
(c) About how she can get out of the city with some money.
(d) About the way Laura is carrying on.

9. What are some of Laura's "rocks" for security?
(a) The numbers, her daughter, and church.
(b) Church, her daughter, and liquor.
(c) Men, her daughter, and church.
(d) Men, the numbers, and liquor.

10. Who does Laura meet as she is closing the church one night?
(a) Chicken-Crow-For-Day.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Birdie Lee.
(d) Zora.

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

12. How does Buddy refer to Laura and himself?
(a) As David and Bathsheba.
(b) As the Bonnie and Clyde of religion.
(c) As the Humphrey and Bacall of religion.
(d) As Adam and Eve.

13. What does Laura want to play a greater role in church services?
(a) Sermons.
(b) Music.
(c) Healing.
(d) Prayer.

14. What becomes the two women's church?
(a) The train station.
(b) Essie's apartment.
(c) The first floor in an old brownstone.
(d) The local Methodist chapel.

15. As Laura leaves, what is she hoping?
(a) That a favorite of her many men friends will visit that night.
(b) That Essie doesn't bring her daughter there.
(c) That Essie will reconsider.
(d) To win the next ten thousand dollar pot at the tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura begin to sing?

2. Why does Laura want to start a church?

3. What is Laura planning?

4. How does Laura describe the church apartment?

5. What does Laura say Essie can provide?

(see the answer keys)

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