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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. What scenery does the play open with?
(a) A street scene.
(b) The scrim wall of the tenement.
(c) The church.
(d) The kitchen.

2. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?
(a) A "shout" song.
(b) "Feel good" music.
(c) Gospel music.
(d) Folk music.

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

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

5. 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"?
(a) Washing cocktail glasses.
(b) Going out.
(c) Reading the funny papers.
(d) Listening to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luke appears in Act I, how long does he say he'll be in town for?

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

3. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?

4. Everyone tries to convince Margaret to stay to care for Luke instead of going out of town. What does she decide?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Margaret speaks of an old blind woman from her childhood in Act III. The woman used to greet everyone with "How you this Lord's-day morning" no matter what the day. Who is Margaret comparing the old blind woman to and why?

2. Why doesn't David want to go to Philadelphia?

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

4. What are the three women talking about at the beginning of the second act?

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

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

7. 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.

8. Describe Sister Douglass from Act II.

9. Why does Margaret slap her son in Act III?

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

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