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

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) A phone ringing.
(b) Piano playing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Preaching.

2. Who says, "Cat got your tongue, Maggie?"
(a) Luke.
(b) Ida.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Brother Boxer.

3. Who says, "I'm bearing witness to the truth" in Act II.
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Odessa.

4. Who says, "The truth is a two-edged sword"?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

5. Who is the "funny, fast-talking, fiery" person mentioned in Act II?
(a) David as a child.
(b) The new Margaret.
(c) The old Margaret.
(d) David as an adult.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says, "Bring up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it"?

3. What does Margaret accuse David and Luke of in Act II?

4. When Odessa first appears in Act III, what is the first thing she does?

5. What scenery does the play open with?

(see the answer key)

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