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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?
(a) "Feel good" music.
(b) Gospel music.
(c) Folk music.
(d) A "shout" song.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is it that appears in the alley before the pastor leaves on a trip?

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

5. What does David say when his father asks if his mother is a good pastor?

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