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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Berniece bring her daughter at the end of the first act, in the first scene?
(a) To school.
(b) To the cemetary.
(c) To the doctor's office.
(d) To church.

2. What does Boy Willie encourage Berniece to do to get rid of the ghost?
(a) Wash the floors.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Cut off her hair.
(d) Sell the piano.

3. What problem continually plagues Boy Willie and Lyman as they attempt to sell their fruit?
(a) Their money keeps getting stolen.
(b) Their truck keeps breaking down.
(c) Their fruit keeps rotting.
(d) The two men keep bickering.

4. What type of song does Maretha play on the piano?
(a) An advanced jig.
(b) A beginner's song.
(c) A dreamy lullabye.
(d) A jazzy boogie-woogie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character admits to being on the run from the police?

3. Lymon and Boy Willie have come to sell what fruit?

4. Which character states that the law of the white man is meaningless, and he has created a new set of laws?

5. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?

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