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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. Before the dream in which Avery was told to change his profession, what did he do for a living?
(a) He was a traveling chef.
(b) He was a window washer.
(c) He was a hotel concierge.
(d) He was an elevator operator.

2. After his meeting with the landlord, what has Avery come to ask Berniece?
(a) To be his church pianist.
(b) To teach the Sunday school.
(c) For a loan.
(d) To marry him.

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

4. Lymon wants to go to what city, hoping for better treatment from white people?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington D.C.

5. Who does the grocery shopping in the Charles home?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Maretha.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Berniece.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who purchases clothing from Wining Boy?

2. When Wining Boy returns home from the city, how much money does he say he received?

3. How much fruit does Lyman and Boy Willie sell on the day that Wining Boy goes to the city?

4. What does Avery tell Berniece that she needs?

5. Who does Wining Boy reveal he helped bail out of jail?

(see the answer key)

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