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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) A dollar.
(d) Fifty cents.

2. What is Brother Boxer looking for in the new Frigidaire?
(a) Kool-Aid.
(b) Iced Tea.
(c) Cola.
(d) Lemonade.

3. During the first act, Brother Boxer tell his wife and Sister Moore that he's heard that David's father is back in town. Where is David's father reportedly working?
(a) Blues club.
(b) At another church.
(c) Jazz club.
(d) Driving a bus.

4. What type of set is used in "The Amen Corner"?
(a) A box set.
(b) Changing sets.
(c) A unit set.
(d) A moveable set.

5. Everyone tries to convince Margaret to stay to care for Luke instead of going out of town. What does she decide?
(a) Margaret sends Sister Moore in her place.
(b) Margaret calls and cancels her trip.
(c) Margaret decides to postpone her trip for a couple of days.
(d) Margaret decides to go on her trip.

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

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

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

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

10. How long has Luke been separated from his wife and son?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 8 years.

11. Who tells David that he has a natural gift for music?
(a) Luke.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

12. What nickname does Luke call his wife?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Marge.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Peggy.

13. Why is everyone silent when Sisters Moore and Boxer finish singing in Act I?
(a) The first act has ended.
(b) Everyone has left the apartment.
(c) Everyone's head is bowed while they pray.
(d) Luke walks in the apartment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how much suggested time takes place during Act I?

3. During Act I, two people say "God doesn't like liars." Who were they?

4. What reason does David give for not wanting to go to Philadelphia with his mother?

5. Where does the play, "The Amen Corner," take place?

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