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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 Boxer and Margaret argue about the difference between having trumpets and drums in church and what?

2. Who is the "funny, fast-talking, fiery" person mentioned in Act II?

3. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?

4. What sound interrupts the argument in the church during Act II?

5. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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