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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is located stage left in "The Amen Corner"?
(a) An office building.
(b) The apartment.
(c) The church.
(d) The streent.

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

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

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

6. Who refers to the home/church as a Holy Ghost station during the first act?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sister Moore.

7. During Act I, two people say "God doesn't like liars." Who were they?
(a) David and Luke.
(b) Sisters Boxer and Moore.
(c) Brother and Sister Boxer.
(d) Margaret and David.

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

9. What does David say when his father asks if his mother is a good pastor?
(a) David remains silent.
(b) "Amen!"
(c) "Good pastor."
(d) " don't know."

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the sermon in the first act, who does the pastor say that King Hezekiah called on?

2. Who went downtown and saw Luke the night before the first scene?

3. Who says, "Cat got your tongue, Maggie?"

4. Who calls Luke a "bad boy"?

5. What happens when Luke starts to leave during Act I?

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