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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not go out to dinner?
(a) Angel.
(b) Delia.
(c) Guy.
(d) Sam.

2. What is Angel Allen's profession?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Singer.
(c) Pianist.
(d) Waitress.

3. What does Angel tell Leland?
(a) She doesn't love him.
(b) She doesn't want to be compared to his dead wife.
(c) She can't see herself married.
(d) She doesn't love him in that way.

4. In what way does Angel remind Leland of his wife?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her cooking.

5. What time is it when the play begins?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) midnight.

6. Who sent the cable to Guy?
(a) Josephine Baker.
(b) Mae West.
(c) Jane Mansfield.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

7. Who is the black homosexual man who helps Angel Allen?
(a) Gus Jacobs.
(b) Guy Jacobson.
(c) Guy Jacobs.
(d) Guy Fawkes.

8. Who is the guest of honor at the party that Angel and Guy attend?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Richard Pryor.
(c) Dick Gregory.
(d) Adam Clayton Powell.

9. Who is the author of BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY?
(a) Pearl Clawson.
(b) Patricia Cleage.
(c) Pearl Clements.
(d) Pearl Cleage.

10. Who is the man Angel is to audition for?
(a) Tony.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Reggie.
(d) Frank.

11. How much time has passed since the last scene?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) One hour.

12. Leland is intent on finding a new ____________.
(a) Job.
(b) Church.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Car.

13. What information does Guy keep from Angel?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) He is not gay.
(c) He has also lost his job.
(d) He is moving to Manhattan.

14. In what year does BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY take place?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1960.

15. What does Leland represent to Angel?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Intrigue.
(c) Security.
(d) Mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what state has Leland come to New York?

2. Who offers Angel a place to stay?

3. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?

4. How long ago did Leland's wife die?

5. For what issue is Delia interested in gaining the support of black church deacons?

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