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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 regretted the trade.
(c) She was pleased with the trade.
(d) She was apathetic toward the trade.

4. Who does Doaker suspect Berniece is having a relationship with?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Sutter.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Avery.

5. What has Wining Boy brought to the city to pawn?
(a) His car.
(b) Sheets of music.
(c) The piano.
(d) His suit.

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

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

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

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

10. In the aftermath of the theft, where was Lymon shot?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the back.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the leg.

11. When Wining Boy returns from the city, where has Berniece gone?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To work.
(c) To jail.
(d) To church.

12. Which member of the Sutter family desperately wanted the piano?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Constance.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Ophelia.

13. Whose death does Berniece accuse Boy Willie of having a hand in?
(a) Lymon's.
(b) Mama Ola's.
(c) Uncle Doaker's.
(d) Crawley's.

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

15. Which of the following was NOT an element in Avery's significant dream?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Babies.
(c) Hobos.
(d) Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Boy Willie the story of the way that Boy Charles was killed?

2. When Wining Boy returns home from the city, how much money does he say he received?

3. Whose faces are carved into the piano legs at Sutter's request?

4. What was Wining Boy's occupation while he was married?

5. What type of song does Maretha play on the piano?

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