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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Margaret and Odessa that they look "almost like two young girls this morning."
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Brother James.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

3. How old is David?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. The first spoken part of the play is from what character?
(a) David.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sister Moore.

5. Who says that there "ain't no age in the Lord"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Brother Boxer.

6. Which of the characters is the pastor as the play opens?
(a) Margaret Alexander.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Ida Jackson.

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

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

9. How did Luke know where to find Margaret?
(a) Luke followed David to find Margaret.
(b) Someone told Luke about Margaret in a letter.
(c) Luke asked around to find Margaret.
(d) Luke knew Margaret would be somewhere near a church.

10. Who's reportedly been keeping bad company in Act I?
(a) Ida.
(b) Margaret.
(c) David.
(d) Luke.

11. Who does the pastor plan on seeing in Philadelphia?
(a) The pastor's mother.
(b) Elder Thomas.
(c) Sister Baker.
(d) Mother Phillips.

12. Who is it that appears in the alley before the pastor leaves on a trip?
(a) Mother Phillips.
(b) Elder Johnson.
(c) Luke.
(d) Ida Jackson.

13. Who says, "Tell him to call on the Lord!"
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Boxer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the play, who claims to have left to get away from the stink of whiskey?

2. Who refers to the home/church as a Holy Ghost station during the first act?

3. Who's supposed to send a telegram if anything happens to Luke during "The Amen Corner."

4. Who does the pastor suggest as a substitute piano player for the church service?

5. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?

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