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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Avery argue that a pastor needs to attract an audience?
(a) Fancy clothes.
(b) Jazzy music.
(c) A strong voice.
(d) A wife.

2. After the story about Boy Charles' death, what does the family hear Maretha doing at the end of the first act?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Praying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

3. Which member of the Sutter family desperately wanted the piano?
(a) Constance.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Lillian.

4. What does Wining Boy say he felt breezing through the wind on his last trip home?
(a) Riches.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Fear.
(d) Death.

5. Which character is described as being rebellious, even as a little boy?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Avery.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Boy Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Berniece ask Avery to do now that Maretha has seen Sutter's ghost?

2. After he returns from the city, what does Wining Boy want to do to relax?

3. Who offers herself to Wining Boy as repayment for helping bail a family member out of jail?

4. What is Berniece preparing when Avery comes for a surprise visit?

5. What does Avery claim is doing God's work in the town?

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