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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the men attempting to steal?
(a) Food.
(b) Gold.
(c) Cars.
(d) Lumber.

2. What is Doaker doing when Wining Boy shows up at the house?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Mopping floors.
(d) Hanging laundry.

3. When the group is singing prison songs, which character is asked to play the piano?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Maretha.
(c) Wining Boy.
(d) Berniece.

4. In the aftermath of the theft, where was Lymon shot?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the head.

5. When Wining Boy returns from the city, where has Berniece gone?
(a) To jail.
(b) To church.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Boy Willie ask to help move the piano?

2. What beverage do the men drink while discussing Parchman Prison?

3. Who does Doaker suspect Berniece is having a relationship with?

4. What has Wining Boy brought to the city to pawn?

5. What sound is heard as the pair are attempting to move the piano for the potential buyer?

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