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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the curtain rises in the first act, there are street sounds including laughter, cursing, and a radio. What other sound is heard?
(a) Piano playing.
(b) A phone ringing.
(c) Preaching.
(d) Singing.

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

3. Who calls Luke a "bad boy"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Odessa.

4. During the first act, Brother Boxer tell his wife and Sister Moore that he's heard that David's father is back in town. Where is David's father reportedly working?
(a) Blues club.
(b) Jazz club.
(c) Driving a bus.
(d) At another church.

5. Where does the play, "The Amen Corner," take place?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scenery does the play open with?

2. What do Margaret and Odessa agree that Brother Boxer doesn't have any right to be doing?

3. How long has Luke been separated from his wife and son?

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

5. How old is David?

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