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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 does Boy Willie leave the house to retrieve, hoping that it will help him move the piano?
(a) Bricks.
(b) A ramp.
(c) Wheels.
(d) Rope.

2. What does Berniece claim her mother could hear when the piano was played?
(a) The singing of the slaves.
(b) Her father speaking to her.
(c) The moaning of the undead.
(d) The music of heaven.

3. Which character is afraid to sleep upstairs alone?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Maretha.

4. Who does Avery imply deserved to die?
(a) Sutter.
(b) Crawley.
(c) Boy Charles.
(d) Mama Ola.

5. What does Boy Willie encourage Berniece to do to get rid of the ghost?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Cut off her hair.
(c) Sell the piano.
(d) Wash the floors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Boy Willie about the outcome of his date with the young woman?

2. Which character is described as being rebellious, even as a little boy?

3. Which character admits to having spent time in prison?

4. What does Berniece do for a living?

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

(see the answer key)

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