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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. The first spoken part of the play is from what character?
2. When the congregation sings loudly and claps hands and shakes tambourines, this is called what kind of song?
3. What does David say when his father asks if his mother is a good pastor?
4. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?
5. During the first act, Brother Boxer tell his wife and Sister Moore that he's heard that David's father is back in town. Where is David's father reportedly working?
Short Essay Questions
1. Odessa tries to convince Margaret to return to church in Act III and win back her congregation, but Margaret says she can't. Why?
2. What gossip concerning David does Brother Boxer share with his wife and Sister Moore in Act I?
3. What happens before Luke dies in Act III?
4. What is David's fear of staying with his mother in Act III?
5. What do we know about Mrs. Jackson's baby by Act III?
6. Why does Odessa refer to Sister Moore as "poor Sister Moore" in Act III?
7. In Act I, who do we discover left in the Alexander marriage?
8. What are the three women talking about at the beginning of the second act?
9. Why does Margaret say "God don't like liars" in Act I?
10. Describe the opening of Act III.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Luke's bedroom is dark throughout the play, except for the one time that Luke asks his son to lift the shade. Even before Luke arrives, the beginning narrative of Act I states that Luke's bedroom is "a small, dark room." Are the light and dark symbolic?
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
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.
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