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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. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) Business advice.
(c) A loan.
(d) A wife.

2. Who does the grocery shopping in the Charles home?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Maretha.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Berniece.

3. What beverage do the men drink while discussing Parchman Prison?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Wine.

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

5. Before the dream in which Avery was told to change his profession, what did he do for a living?
(a) He was an elevator operator.
(b) He was a hotel concierge.
(c) He was a traveling chef.
(d) He was a window washer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character states that the law of the white man is meaningless, and he has created a new set of laws?

3. What does Doaker believe is the significance of Sutter's blue suit?

4. What does Boy Willie think is the most significant part of the piano?

5. What does Avery do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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