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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, Sister Moore suggests that Margaret has engaged in another wrongdoing. What is this wrongdoing?

2. According to Brother Boxer in Act II, where has David been spending time?

3. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?

4. Who says, "he dying in his sins" during Act II?

5. Who enters the church during the last line of a song in Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act II, Luke tells his son that music is just a moment. Discuss what is most important in life, according to Luke.

Essay Topic 2

The jazz music that Luke plays is viewed as sinful by Margaret and the church elders. When Margaret invites the Philadelphia church to their Harlem church, she tells church members that they will be bringing drums and a trumpet. These instruments, along with the piano that David plays in the church, are all prominent instruments in jazz. Compare and contrast jazz with the music in the church.

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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