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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 does Wining Boy say he felt breezing through the wind on his last trip home?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Riches.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

2. What is the name of Berniece's daughter?
(a) Margret.
(b) Molly.
(c) Maretha.
(d) Mama Ola.

3. Which man was NOT involved in the theft that landed Boy Willie in prison?
(a) Crawley.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Doaker.

4. What does Boy Willie think is the most significant part of the piano?
(a) The legs.
(b) The keys.
(c) The wood.
(d) The music.

5. How much fruit does Boy Willie tell Avery he can take free of charge?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) As much as he wants.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the grocery shopping in the Charles home?

2. What does Boy Willie tell Wining Boy that he wants to purchase?

3. What problem continually plagues Boy Willie and Lyman as they attempt to sell their fruit?

4. Which character believes that life would be much easier if people stayed at home and appreciated their lives instead of traveling?

5. Where does Berniece bring her daughter at the end of the first act, in the first scene?

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