View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Singing.
(c) Preaching.
(d) Piano playing.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is David?

2. During Act I, two people say "God doesn't like liars." Who were they?

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

4. What happens when Luke starts to leave during Act I?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act II, what does Brother Boxer say about what it cost him to go to Philadelphia when his wife was out of town?

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

3. What is David's fear of staying with his mother in Act III?

4. Describe the scene as Act II opens.

5. Why is Odessa so upset with the other church members in Act III?

6. 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?

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

8. Why does Odessa refer to Sister Moore as "poor Sister Moore" in Act III?

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

10. In Act I, what do we know about Ida Jackson's husband, who isn't with her?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 691 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample