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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who went downtown and saw Luke the night before the first scene?
(a) Odessa.
(b) David.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Margaret.

2. Who does the pastor suggest as a substitute piano player for the church service?
(a) Sister Price.
(b) Sister David.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Sister Jackson.

3. 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) Singing.
(c) Preaching.
(d) A phone ringing.

4. The person who comes forward at the end of the sermon is carrying what?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) Money.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A sick baby.

5. Who leaves the service to put coffee on during the first act?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) David.

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

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

8. When does the first act take place?
(a) A Saturday morning.
(b) We aren't told.
(c) Saturday afternoon.
(d) A Sunday morning.

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

10. What is located stage right in the first act and throughout the play?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The church.
(c) The living room.
(d) A bedroom.

11. In the play, who claims to have left to get away from the stink of whiskey?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Ida.

12. When Sister Moore asks if there's anyone who needs "the Lord's especial attention," who comes forward?
(a) Luke Alexander.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) Odessa.

13. In the sermon in the first act, who does the pastor say that King Hezekiah called on?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Jacob.
(c) God.
(d) Isaiah.

14. When Luke appears in Act I, how long does he say he'll be in town for?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) A week.
(c) A couple of weeks.
(d) For the rest of his life.

15. Who's supposed to send a telegram if anything happens to Luke during "The Amen Corner."
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) David.
(d) Sister Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sits on top of the piano in the church in the first scene?

2. Who says, "Tell him to call on the Lord!"

3. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?

4. What is the first thing that Margaret says when Luke walks into the apartment in Act i?

5. Who's reportedly been keeping bad company in Act I?

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