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

2. What does Avery argue that a pastor needs to attract an audience?
(a) Fancy clothes.
(b) A strong voice.
(c) Jazzy music.
(d) A wife.

3. What sound is heard by the characters who attempt to move the piano?
(a) Singing.
(b) Moaning
(c) Whispering.
(d) Weeping.

4. What name was the ghost repeating?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Uncle Doaker.
(d) Mama Ola.

5. Berniece claims she saw what before she left the house on the day that Wining Boy went to the city?
(a) Her father's face.
(b) The ghost of Yellow Dog.
(c) Sutter's ghost.
(d) Dark shadows dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sutter kill Boy Charles?

2. How far does the pair move the piano before their attempts are thwarted?

3. What does Doaker do for a living?

4. How much fruit does Lyman and Boy Willie sell on the day that Wining Boy goes to the city?

5. What is Berniece afraid of waking when she plays the piano?

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