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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Avery claim is doing God's work in the town?
(a) The music of the piano.
(b) The Sutter family ghosts.
(c) The Ghosts of Yellow Dog.
(d) The streetchildren in the town.

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

3. Who tells Lymon that he'll eventually get what he wants from women as long as he keeps hoping?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Berniece.
(d) Maretha.

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

5. What does Boy Willie threaten to do to the piano?
(a) He threatens to steal it in the night.
(b) He threatens to chop it in half.
(c) He threatens to stomp it to dust.
(d) He threatens to burn it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of song does Boy Willie play on the piano?

3. While Boy Willie and the young woman are kissing, what is broken, waking up the family?

4. Which character used to polish the piano every morning?

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

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