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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was out late the night before the church service in the first act?
2. The set for "The Amen Corner contains what components?
3. What sits on top of the piano in the church in the first scene?
4. What are the two collection plates made of?
5. Who refers to the home/church as a Holy Ghost station during the first act?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Margaret say "God don't like liars" in Act I?
2. As Margaret leaves for Philadelphia at the end of the first act, she shouts instructions for everyone. What are they?
3. What are the three women talking about at the beginning of the second act?
4. In Act I, what do we know about Ida Jackson's husband, who isn't with her?
5. 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?
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. What advice does Luke give David about being a musician in Act II?
8. Describe the church in "The Amen Corner."
9. According to Margaret in Act III, what does "amen" mean? Why is it significant?
10. When Sister Moore asks if anyone needs special attention in the first scene, a young woman named Ida Jackson comes up. What does Ida Jackson want?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting of the play is a church and home that join together. Why do you think the author did this? Was it just to make the scene setting easier as the action shifts from home to play or perhaps did Baldwin mean something more? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In speaking to Ida Jackson in the first act, Margaret says, "Maybe the Lord wants you to leave that man." Why do you think Margaret says this? Is she comparing Ida Jackson's situation to her own? Do you think Margaret is suggesting that God is making the baby sick to send a message? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Symbolism is used during "The Amen Corner." Baldwin makes a point of saying that Ida Jackson is "not dressed in white" in Act I and that Sisters Moore and Boxer are dressed in white in the final act. Discuss the use of and meaning of the color white.
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