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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. Who carved the piano legs at Sutter's request?
(a) Doaker's son.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Doaker's grandfather.
(d) Doaker's father.

2. What weapon does Berniece retrieve to protect herself and her belongings?
(a) A rope.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

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

4. After the story about Boy Charles' death, what does the family hear Maretha doing at the end of the first act?
(a) Praying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Screaming.

5. Who does Boy Willie expect to teach Maretha about the significance of the piano?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Avery.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Momma Ola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Lymon that he'll eventually get what he wants from women as long as he keeps hoping?

2. What does Avery argue that a pastor needs to attract an audience?

3. Lymon wants to go to what city, hoping for better treatment from white people?

4. Who does Wining Boy reveal he helped bail out of jail?

5. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in stealing the piano from the Sutter home?

(see the answer key)

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