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

2. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Moore.

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

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

5. What is Brother Boxer's first name?
(a) Tom.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ben.
(d) Joel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's supposed to send a telegram if anything happens to Luke during "The Amen Corner."

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

3. Why is everyone silent when Sisters Moore and Boxer finish singing in Act I?

4. What reason does David give for not wanting to go to Philadelphia with his mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Brother Boxer see David early in Act II? What was David doing?

2. Margaret compares the story of King Hezekiah's story to a possible situation of the congregation. What situation does she compare the biblical story to?

3. In Act II, David tells his father about some guys coming to the church. What did both David and his mother think brought the men to the church?

4. Margaret refuses to cancel her trip to Philadelphia even when it's obvious that Luke is ill. What is her reasoning?

5. 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.

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

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

8. In Act II, what does the doctor not want Luke doing?

9. 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?

10. What signs are in Act I that Luke is sick?

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