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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act II Sister Boxer and Margaret argue about the difference between having trumpets and drums in church and what?
(a) Margaret leaving her husband.
(b) Brother Boxer driving a liquor truck so he can contribute more money.
(c) Using offering money to travel.
(d) Pianos in nightclubs.

2. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) David's brother.
(b) Margaret's mother.
(c) Baby daughter.
(d) A pastor friend.

3. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Luke.

4. Who says, "Bring up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it"?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sister Boxer.

5. Who was out late the night before the church service in the first act?
(a) David.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Luke.
(d) Odessa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the characters who were talking in the kitchen at the beginning of Act II exit to the church, who comes into the home?

2. Where is the pastor planning on going after the church service in Act 1?

3. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?

4. According to Act III, who swallowed bitterness by the gallon jugful?

5. Why is everyone silent when Sisters Moore and Boxer finish singing in Act I?

(see the answer key)

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