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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Boy Willie accuse, other than Avery, of picking and choosing the scriptures that they believe in?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Wining Boy.

2. Who accompanies Maretha upstairs when she is too afraid of Sutter's ghost to enter on her own?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Berniece.

3. What advice does Lymon give to Berniece about her relationship with Avery?
(a) Lymon advises Berniece to leave Avery.
(b) Lymon advises Berniece to lie to Avery about her feelings.
(c) Lymon advises Berniece to marry Avery.
(d) Lymon does not know that Berniece is in a relationship with Avery.

4. What does Boy Willie claim the railway sounds like when the trains hit the wind?
(a) Like a dog howling.
(b) Like a dog whining.
(c) Like a dog growling.
(d) Like a dog barking.

5. What has Avery's new landlord given to the new church?
(a) A loan.
(b) A stack of Bibles.
(c) Sheet music.
(d) A new piano.

6. Who rushes into the house claiming to have found the man who wanted to purchase the piano?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Maretha.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Berniece.

7. Which member of the family comes downstairs to find Boy Willie and the young woman kissing?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Maretha.
(d) Wining Boy.

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

9. What does Avery tell Berniece that she needs?
(a) Someone to tell her the truth.
(b) Someone to support her.
(c) Someone to surprise her.
(d) Someone to love her.

10. After his meeting with the landlord, what has Avery come to ask Berniece?
(a) For a loan.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To be his church pianist.
(d) To teach the Sunday school.

11. When Boy Willie states that he can hear his heart beating, how does he claim it beats?
(a) Boy Willie says that he had no heart left to beat.
(b) Just as loud as everyone else's heart.
(c) Louder than everyone else's heart.
(d) Softer than everyone else's heart.

12. What story does Boy Willie tell Maretha as he waxes wood for the dolly?
(a) The story of their escape from slavery.
(b) The story of the piano's carvings.
(c) The story of the Ghosts of Yellow Dog.
(d) The story of his date with the young woman.

13. Who overhears the conversation between Berniece and Maretha and tells Berniece that she is saying horrible things to her daughter?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Wining Boy.
(d) Doaker.

14. What is the name of the young woman that Boy Willie comes home with?
(a) Joy.
(b) Charity.
(c) Grace.
(d) Hope.

15. What does Avery suggest Berniece start doing to keep herself busy and involved in the church?
(a) A choir.
(b) A Sunday school.
(c) A Bible study.
(d) A band.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Berniece sure killed Sutter?

2. Which character openly discusses his hopes of finding a good job and bettering his life?

3. What is Berniece afraid of waking when she plays the piano?

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

5. What are the final words spoken in the play before the stage lights fade to black?

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