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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Reuben see the dead person?
(a) by the church
(b) in the sky
(c) through Seth's window
(d) by the pigeon coop
2. How long has Bertha been with Seth?
(a) seven years
(b) twenty-seven years
(c) two years
(d) twelve years
3. What does Bertha recommend to Loomis?
(a) another boardinghouse
(b) a school for Zonia
(c) a farm she knows is hiring
(d) a man who might be able to find his wife
4. What does Zonia's father say can happen if you miss someone too much?
(a) You can stop seeing the world.
(b) You can lose hope.
(c) It can kill you.
(d) You can stop remembering the person right.
5. What does Bynum say his father used to do for people?
(a) tell their future
(b) find their fortune
(c) bless them
(d) heal them
6. What does Martha say Loomis needs?
(a) a woman
(b) forgiveness
(c) a song
(d) religion
7. How long has Herald Loomis been looking for his wife?
(a) two years
(b) ten years
(c) seven years
(d) four years
8. How long ago does Bynum say he learned the song?
(a) six months ago
(b) ten years ago
(c) four years ago
(d) fifteen years ago
9. What does Seth say about Loomis' dinner?
(a) Bertha will come to cook him a late dinner.
(b) He'll have to pay extra for the dinner.
(c) He is too late and can have no dinner.
(d) His plate is on the table.
10. What does Molly say her mother wouldn't do?
(a) wear clothes worn by another
(b) drink anything someone gave her
(c) eat something she didn't make herself
(d) leave a window open
11. What does Zonia suggest the ghost might have been?
(a) a demon
(b) a hallucination
(c) an angel
(d) an animal
12. Why does Bynum tell Loomis that he's singing?
(a) to deliver a message
(b) to entertain himself
(c) to bring joy to others
(d) because he's driven to sing
13. What is Molly's attitude toward men?
(a) She doesn't trust them.
(b) She loves everything about men.
(c) She knows there is one true man for her.
(d) She hates all men.
14. Who was Joe Turner's brother?
(a) police chief of Memphis
(b) U.S. senator for Tennessee
(c) governor of Tennessee
(d) mayor of Memphis
15. What does Mattie say she's been trying to figure out about Loomis?
(a) how old Loomis is
(b) what Loomis really feels
(c) why Loomis wants to find his wife
(d) if Loomis really saw things
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Martha move up North?
2. What does Seth say when Bertha asks why he is late?
3. What does Loomis say about Mattie's dress?
4. In what context does Bynum use the play's title?
5. What does Bertha say Loomis needs?
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