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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scenery does the play open with?
(a) A street scene.
(b) The scrim wall of the tenement.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The church.

2. The rumor that Brother Boxer has heard is that Luke's father is sick with what?
(a) TB (tuberculosis).
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Emphysema.

3. Who was out late the night before the church service in the first act?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

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

5. What is the first thing that Margaret says when Luke walks into the apartment in Act i?
(a) "Get out."
(b) "Luke."
(c) "What are you doing here?"
(d) "I'm so glad to see you."

6. What reason does David give for not wanting to go to Philadelphia with his mother?
(a) He doesn't like Philadelphia.
(b) He doesn't want to miss music school.
(c) He doesn't want to miss playing the guitar in church.
(d) He has a cold starting.

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

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

9. What sits on top of the piano in the church in the first scene?
(a) Nothing sits on top of the piano in the first act.
(b) A bible and piano music.
(c) A trumpet and hymn books.
(d) Hymn books and tambourines.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells David that he has a natural gift for music?

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

3. Who says that there "ain't no age in the Lord"?

4. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?

5. When Luke appears in Act I, how long does he say he'll be in town for?

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