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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. How much fruit does Lyman and Boy Willie sell on the day that Wining Boy goes to the city?
(a) They sell every last one.
(b) A little.
(c) They sell none.
(d) Nearly all.

2. Which character believes that life would be much easier if people stayed at home and appreciated their lives instead of traveling?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Avery.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Boy Willie.

3. Which character is said to have played the carved piano until his/her death?
(a) Sutter's son.
(b) Sutter's mother.
(c) Sutter.
(d) Sutter's wife.

4. Berniece claims she saw what before she left the house on the day that Wining Boy went to the city?
(a) Her father's face.
(b) Sutter's ghost.
(c) The ghost of Yellow Dog.
(d) Dark shadows dancing.

5. Boy Willie is trying to sell his fruit in what type of neighborhood?
(a) Rich black neighborhoods.
(b) Poor black neighborhoods.
(c) Rich white neighborhoods.
(d) Poor white neighborhoods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Avery's new landlord given to the new church?

2. Which member of the Sutter family desperately wanted the piano?

3. What does Doaker believe he sees Sutter's ghost doing, which he refuses to tell his sister about?

4. What was Wining Boy's occupation while he was married?

5. What does Avery suggest Berniece start doing to keep herself busy and involved in the church?

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