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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. Everyone tries to convince Margaret to stay to care for Luke instead of going out of town. What does she decide?
2. In the sermon in the first act, who does the pastor say that King Hezekiah called on?
3. How long has Luke been separated from his wife and son?
4. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?
5. Who's reportedly been keeping bad company in Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe David as he enters the apartment in Act III.
2. Why does Margaret want to take David with her to Philadelphia?
3. 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?
4. In Act III, what does Margaret mean when she tells David that she's seen young men like him become the lowest of the low?
5. What jazz musicians does David compare his father to after confessing to listening to his records in Act II?
6. Describe the scene as Act II opens.
7. Why does Odessa refer to Sister Moore as "poor Sister Moore" in Act III?
8. In Act II, what does Brother Boxer say about what it cost him to go to Philadelphia when his wife was out of town?
9. Why does Odessa lecture people in the church about the costs of operating a church in Act II?
10. Why is Ida Jackson distraught at the beginning of Act III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The new refrigerator is mentioned throughout the play. In particular, Brother Boxer focuses on it, starting with "This ain't no icebox, this is a Frigidaire." What does the refrigerator symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
The church elders believe that Margaret is being hypocritical because she's not as holy and pure as she pretends to be. Discuss how the church elders are also being hypocritical.
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