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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margaret slap her son?
(a) He told her he was leaving the church.
(b) She smells whisky on him.
(c) He swears.
(d) He stayed out all night.

2. Whose bedroom is mentioned from the beginning of Act I?
(a) Luke's.
(b) David's.
(c) Odessa's.
(d) Margaret's.

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

4. How does Margaret know that Sunday School has started in Act III?
(a) She hears children singing "Jesus Loves Me."
(b) She hears people shouting Hallelujah.
(c) Piano music drifts up from the church.
(d) Odessa tells her.

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

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. What is Ida Jackson wearing?

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

4. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?

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

(see the answer key)

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