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

2. 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.

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

4. Approximately how much suggested time takes place during Act I?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) A few days.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) Less couple of hours.

5. 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) The first act has ended.
(d) Luke walks in the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scenery does the play open with?

2. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?

3. Who was out late the night before the church service in the first act?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Sister Boxer and Sister Moore come to church early in Act III?

3. Describe David as he enters the apartment in Act III.

4. Describe the church in "The Amen Corner."

5. Describe the opening of Act III.

6. What do we know about Mrs. Jackson's baby by Act III?

7. In Act II, what is Margaret's position about music in the church?

8. David explains why he started playing piano in Act II. What was his explanation?

9. When Act III begins, what have Brother and Sister Boxer and Sister Moore been doing since Odessa last saw them?

10. What does Act II tell you about Sister Sally?

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