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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Bertha give for Loomis' behavior?
(a) He is touched by the devil.
(b) He got hit on the head.
(c) He is touched by God.
(d) He drank too much.

2. What does Loomis tell Zonia to do at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) go out and play
(b) stay around the house
(c) stop bothering Bertha
(d) take a message to the church

3. What does Mattie give to Zonia?
(a) a ribbon
(b) a doll
(c) a picture
(d) a flower

4. Zonia asks Reuben what something feels like. What does she ask about?
(a) being dead
(b) having a home
(c) having a best friend
(d) being kissed

5. Where does Bynum say the song he starts singing comes from?
(a) Memphis
(b) Chicago
(c) Talahassee
(d) New Orleans

6. Why does Seth say Bynum is singing?
(a) to annoy him
(b) because he's nuts
(c) to be obnoxious
(d) to distract him

7. Who does Bynum say he bound?
(a) Bertha to Seth
(b) Jeremy to Molly
(c) Loomis to his wife
(d) Zonia to her mother

8. What type of person does Molly ask Bynum if he is?
(a) a wicked person
(b) a spirit person
(c) a spooky person
(d) a voodoo person

9. What room does Act 2, Scene 3 take place in?
(a) a bedroom
(b) the parlor
(c) the kitchen
(d) the workshop

10. What does Seth remind Loomis of?
(a) how much breakfast he's eaten
(b) what time it is
(c) where his daughter is
(d) what day it is

11. Why does Bynum tell Loomis that he's singing?
(a) because he's driven to sing
(b) to bring joy to others
(c) to deliver a message
(d) to entertain himself

12. What does Seth chide Bynum for?
(a) falling asleep while playing
(b) cheating
(c) making jokes
(d) taking too long for his turn

13. In what context does Bynum use the play's title?
(a) in advice to Mattie
(b) quoting his grandmother
(c) in song lyrics
(d) in a story about his youth

14. What does Bertha say Loomis needs?
(a) someone to feed him
(b) someone to watch over him
(c) someone to keep him in line
(d) someone to make him laugh

15. What is Bynum doing when he comes downstairs in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) chanting
(b) crying
(c) singing
(d) sneaking

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha say she's been doing since Herald picked up Zonia at her mother's?

2. What does Martha say Loomis needs?

3. What was Loomis doing when Joe Turner caught him?

4. What does Seth say Joe Turner wanted from Loomis?

5. What does Bertha describe as Jeremy's flaw?

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