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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. Whose bedroom is mentioned from the beginning of Act I?
(a) David's.
(b) Margaret's.
(c) Odessa's.
(d) Luke's.

2. What sits on top of the piano in the church in the first scene?
(a) A bible and piano music.
(b) Nothing sits on top of the piano in the first act.
(c) Hymn books and tambourines.
(d) A trumpet and hymn books.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The set for "The Amen Corner contains what components?

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

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. The person who comes forward at the end of the sermon is carrying what?

5. Who is it that appears in the alley before the pastor leaves on a trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Margaret sees when she first enters the church in Act III.

2. Describe what you know about Sister Rice from Act II?

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

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

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

6. In Act I, we learn that Margaret will be leaving after the service to visit a sister church in Philadelphia. What is the purpose of her trip.

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

8. Describe the scene as Act II opens.

9. What jazz musicians does David compare his father to after confessing to listening to his records in Act II?

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

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