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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 Boxer.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Moore.

4. Everyone tries to convince Margaret to stay to care for Luke instead of going out of town. What does she decide?
(a) Margaret sends Sister Moore in her place.
(b) Margaret calls and cancels her trip.
(c) Margaret decides to postpone her trip for a couple of days.
(d) Margaret decides to go on her trip.

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

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

7. What nickname does Luke call his wife?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Marge.
(d) Peggy.

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

9. What do Margaret and Odessa agree that Brother Boxer doesn't have any right to be doing?
(a) Driving a liquor truck.
(b) Smoking and drinking.
(c) Not helping his wife with the house.
(d) Sitting in front of the television.

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

11. According to Luke, who goes digging for pork chops when she sees a man?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

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

13. During the first act, Brother Boxer tell his wife and Sister Moore that he's heard that David's father is back in town. Where is David's father reportedly working?
(a) At another church.
(b) Jazz club.
(c) Blues club.
(d) Driving a bus.

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

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) A phone ringing.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Piano playing.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. When Sister Moore asks if there's anyone who needs "the Lord's especial attention," who comes forward?

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

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