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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. Whose faces are carved into the piano legs at Sutter's request?
(a) His and his wife's face.
(b) His children's faces.
(c) His parents' faces.
(d) His slaves' faces.

2. Who tells Boy Willie the story of the way that Boy Charles was killed?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Wining Boy.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Sutter.

3. What does Avery do for a living?
(a) He is a preacher.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a carpenter.

4. Who tells Berniece to stop carrying the load of her family history?
(a) Avery.
(b) Wining Boy.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Doaker.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character has a change of heart after seeing Sutter's ghost and now believes that the piano should be sold?

3. What is the name of Avery's church?

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

5. What does Doaker do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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