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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?

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

3. In Act II, who says that it's the man who's supposed to lead, not the woman?

4. In Act II, Luke accuses Margaret of treating David like he's how many years old?

5. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?

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

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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