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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doaker believe he sees Sutter's ghost doing, which he refuses to tell his sister about?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Staring at Berniece while she slept.
(c) Chasing after Boy Willie.
(d) Following Maretha to school.

2. 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.

3. What advice does Lymon give to Berniece about her relationship with Avery?
(a) Lymon advises Berniece to marry Avery.
(b) Lymon advises Berniece to leave Avery.
(c) Lymon does not know that Berniece is in a relationship with Avery.
(d) Lymon advises Berniece to lie to Avery about her feelings.

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

5. Who does Berniece claim blames himself for Boy Charles' death?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Lymon.
(c) WIning Boy.
(d) Doaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wining Boy carry with him that has a weight as heavy as a piano?

2. How does Boy Willie react to the story of Boy Charles' death?

3. What is the pair's reaction to the sudden sound coming from the piano?

4. Whose faces are carved into the piano legs at Sutter's request?

5. When the dead pet was not resurrected, what animal did Boy Willie kill in retaliation?

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