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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The set for "The Amen Corner contains what components?
(a) Inside and outside of a house.
(b) A church and outside a church.
(c) Living room and bedroom.
(d) Home and church.

3. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?
(a) Elder King.
(b) Brother Washington.
(c) Brother Alexander.
(d) Elder Smith.

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

5. Who says something about "wishing you'd leave the Lord's work to the Lord."?
(a) Odessa.
(b) David.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Luke.

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

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

8. Where is the pastor planning on going after the church service in Act 1?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Boston.
(c) Pittsburg.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

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

11. According to the pastor's first act sermon, what is an example of an activity one does when one's "mind ain't on the Lord"?
(a) Washing cocktail glasses.
(b) Going out.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Reading the funny papers.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?

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

3. What is the first thing that Margaret says when Luke walks into the apartment in Act i?

4. Which of the characters is the pastor as the play opens?

5. Who leaves the service to put coffee on during the first act?

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