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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. What was Wining Boy's profession?
(a) He was a wine maker.
(b) He was a recording star.
(c) He was a coal miner.
(d) He was a backup dancer.

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

3. Whose death does Berniece accuse Boy Willie of having a hand in?
(a) Crawley's.
(b) Mama Ola's.
(c) Lymon's.
(d) Uncle Doaker's.

4. What color is the ghost wearing?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

5. What is the last name of the family that the story focuses on?
(a) Charles.
(b) Sutter.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Boy Willie hope to sell to make a bit of money?

2. What is Doaker doing when Wining Boy shows up at the house?

3. What does Doaker believe is the significance of Sutter's blue suit?

4. Who does Boy Willie expect to teach Maretha about the significance of the piano?

5. What does Boy Willie threaten to do to the piano?

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