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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. Whose ghost does Berniece think she has seen?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Sutter.
(c) Mama Ola.
(d) Wining Boy.

2. How does Boy Willie react to Berniece's claim that she has seen a ghost?
(a) He is terrified at the possibility.
(b) He is confused why the ghost would come to her.
(c) He thinks she is being ridiculous.
(d) He is amused because there is no such thing as ghosts.

3. After meeting a ghost on the railroad tracks, Wining Boy claims that he has had good luck for how long?
(a) Thirty days.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three days.

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

5. What does Wining Boy carry with him that has a weight as heavy as a piano?
(a) His questions.
(b) HIs fears.
(c) His guilt.
(d) His talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much fruit does Boy Willie tell Avery he can take free of charge?

2. When the group is singing prison songs, which character is asked to play the piano?

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

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

5. What were the men attempting to steal?

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