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

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

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

4. Who says that there "ain't no age in the Lord"?

5. Who says something about "wishing you'd leave the Lord's work to the Lord."?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Act II, what does the doctor not want Luke doing?

3. Margaret refuses to cancel her trip to Philadelphia even when it's obvious that Luke is ill. What is her reasoning?

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

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

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

7. In Act II, Sister Moore reports that people are coming to the church because they want an accounting from the church elders. What is she referring to?

8. In Act II, Luke insists that he heard David playing piano one day during the week. How did he know?

9. In Act II, what does David remember about the time right before he became separated from his father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David is presented with a choice, to be religious and work in the church like his mother, or to play music and be sinful like his father. Are these David's only choices in life? Sum up David's dilemma in your own words and explain what you think he should do.

Essay Topic 2

Margaret makes a big deal that people can't be truly holy if their minds on other things like reading comics or driving liquor trucks as part of their job. What else in "The Amen Corner" is showed as something that keeps people from being holy?

Essay Topic 3

Hymns are used throughout "The Amen Corner." When the church elders begin plans to remove Margaret from the pulpit, Sister Moore sings "You can run on for a long time, I tell you the great God Almighty gonna cut you down." Discuss the role of music in "The Amen Corner."

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