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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the ghost that Lyman claims killed Sutter?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

2. What type of song does Maretha play on the piano?
(a) A beginner's song.
(b) A dreamy lullabye.
(c) An advanced jig.
(d) A jazzy boogie-woogie.

3. How did Sutter's wife feel about the trade of her slaves for the piano?
(a) She was angered by the trade.
(b) She was pleased with the trade.
(c) She was apathetic toward the trade.
(d) She regretted the trade.

4. What instrument does Boy Willie hope to sell to make a bit of money?
(a) A piano.
(b) A trombone.
(c) A cello.
(d) A drum kit.

5. Which character becomes very emotional and attacks Boy Willie upon seeing the piano moved?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Lyman.
(c) Maretha.
(d) Doaker.

6. After meeting a ghost on the railroad tracks, Wining Boy claims that he has had good luck for how long?
(a) Three years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Three days.

7. Which character is said to have played the carved piano until his/her death?
(a) Sutter's mother.
(b) Sutter.
(c) Sutter's son.
(d) Sutter's wife.

8. Which character admits to being on the run from the police?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Uncle Doaker.
(c) Sutter.
(d) Boy Willie.

9. When the group is singing prison songs, which character is asked to play the piano?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Maretha.
(c) Berniece.
(d) Wining Boy.

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

11. Lymon wants to go to what city, hoping for better treatment from white people?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

12. What does Doaker do for a living?
(a) He is a cook.
(b) He is a conductor.
(c) He is a steward.
(d) He performs maintenance.

13. What does Wining Boy say he felt breezing through the wind on his last trip home?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Death.
(c) Fear.
(d) Riches.

14. What problem continually plagues Boy Willie and Lyman as they attempt to sell their fruit?
(a) Their truck keeps breaking down.
(b) Their fruit keeps rotting.
(c) Their money keeps getting stolen.
(d) The two men keep bickering.

15. Which of the following characters does NOT attempt to move the piano?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Wining Boy.
(d) Berniece.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Boy Willie react to Berniece's claim that she has seen a ghost?

2. What was Wining Boy's profession?

3. Berniece claims she saw what before she left the house on the day that Wining Boy went to the city?

4. Who carved the piano legs at Sutter's request?

5. What is the name of Avery's church?

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