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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 scenery does the play open with?
2. What nickname does Luke call his wife?
3. The person who comes forward at the end of the sermon is carrying what?
4. How old is David?
5. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Margaret want to take David with her to Philadelphia?
2. In Act I, what is the story from Margaret's sermon?
3. In Act II, what does the doctor not want Luke doing?
4. Why does Margaret demand that David turn off the music on the phonograph in Act II?
5. Margaret refuses to cancel her trip to Philadelphia even when it's obvious that Luke is ill. What is her reasoning?
6. 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.
7. Describe David as he enters the apartment in Act III.
8. What do we know about Mrs. Jackson's baby by Act III?
9. What are the three women talking about at the beginning of the second act?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
In Act III, Margaret mentions carrying slops and scrubbing floors in asking "is that what I been slaving for all these long, hard years." Discuss the role of poverty in "The Amen Corner."
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