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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Doaker doing when Wining Boy shows up at the house?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Mopping floors.
(c) Hanging laundry.
(d) Washing dishes.

2. Berniece and her uncle live in which city?
(a) Pacifica.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Petosky.

3. What does Boy Willie think is the most significant part of the piano?
(a) The music.
(b) The keys.
(c) The legs.
(d) The wood.

4. What is Berniece afraid of waking when she plays the piano?
(a) The baby that sleeps next door.
(b) The fear that is slumbering inside her.
(c) The memories of her husband's death.
(d) The sleeping spirits.

5. How does the family member respond to the sight of Boy Willie and the young woman kissing?
(a) By breaking out into laughter.
(b) By demanding that Boy WIllie and woman leave.
(c) By cursing Boy WIllie and the woman but allowing them to stay.
(d) By turning around and ignoring the scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Berniece ask Avery to do now that Maretha has seen Sutter's ghost?

2. What does Lymon say that he is looking for in a relationship?

3. Who does Boy Willie expect to teach Maretha about the significance of the piano?

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

5. Doaker gives long instructions on the proper way to buy what grocery item?

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