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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Luke, who goes digging for pork chops when she sees a man?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Margaret.

2. According to the pastor's first act sermon, what is an example of an activity one does when one's "mind ain't on the Lord"?
(a) Reading the funny papers.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Going out.
(d) Washing cocktail glasses.

3. What happens when Luke starts to leave during Act I?
(a) David asks him not to go.
(b) Luke falls against the table.
(c) Luke begins uncontrollable coughing.
(d) Margaret starts crying.

4. The rumor that Brother Boxer has heard is that Luke's father is sick with what?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Cancer.
(c) TB (tuberculosis).
(d) Alcoholism.

5. What is played as the music prologue to Act I?
(a) "I Laid My Burdens Down."
(b) "I Got the Holy Spirit."
(c) "If Jesus Had to Pray, What About Me?"
(d) "The Blues is Man."

Short Answer Questions

1. The first spoken part of the play is from what character?

2. Whose bedroom is mentioned from the beginning of Act I?

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

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

5. Who tells Margaret and Odessa that they look "almost like two young girls this morning."

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