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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two collection plates made of?
(a) One is made of glass, and the other from brass.
(b) Both are made of brass.
(c) One is made of brass, and the other straw.
(d) Both are made of straw.

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

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

5. 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. How old is David?

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

3. Who's reportedly been keeping bad company in Act I?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Margaret makes all kinds of excuses as to why David might have drank liquor, including friends making fun of him, a girl, or his father. What was David's reason?

2. How does David look when he first appears in Act II?

3. Why does Margaret say "God don't like liars" in Act I?

4. Explain the layout of Sister Margaret Alexander's home and the church and their relationship to each other in this play. Be sure to define any theatrical terms.

5. Why does Odessa lecture people in the church about the costs of operating a church in Act II?

6. What is a "shout" song mentioned in "The Amen Corner"?

7. In Act I, who do we discover left in the Alexander marriage?

8. Describe the scene as Act II opens.

9. When Sister Moore asks if anyone needs special attention in the first scene, a young woman named Ida Jackson comes up. What does Ida Jackson want?

10. Odessa tries to convince Margaret to return to church in Act III and win back her congregation, but Margaret says she can't. Why?

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