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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?
(a) Brother Alexander.
(b) Elder King.
(c) Elder Smith.
(d) Brother Washington.

2. Who is it that appears in the alley before the pastor leaves on a trip?
(a) Elder Johnson.
(b) Luke.
(c) Mother Phillips.
(d) Ida Jackson.

3. What sits on top of the piano in the church in the first scene?
(a) A trumpet and hymn books.
(b) A bible and piano music.
(c) Nothing sits on top of the piano in the first act.
(d) Hymn books and tambourines.

4. Why is everyone silent when Sisters Moore and Boxer finish singing in Act I?
(a) The first act has ended.
(b) Luke walks in the apartment.
(c) Everyone's head is bowed while they pray.
(d) Everyone has left the apartment.

5. Who tells Margaret and Odessa that they look "almost like two young girls this morning."
(a) Luke.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) David.
(d) Brother James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was out late the night before the church service in the first act?

2. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?

3. Who refers to the home/church as a Holy Ghost station during the first act?

4. What is Brother Boxer looking for in the new Frigidaire?

5. Before the curtain rises in the first act, there are street sounds including laughter, cursing, and a radio. What other sound is heard?

(see the answer key)

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