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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Berniece respond to the news that Boy Willie intends to remove the piano?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is infuriated.

2. Boy Willie thinks that Berniece is teaching Maretha to live where?
(a) Above her station.
(b) At exacly the right place in society.
(c) At the bottom of life.
(d) At the top of life.

3. Which character arrives to the final scene late and drunk?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Wining Boy.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Grace.

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

5. What card game does Doaker frequently play?
(a) Solitaire.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Euchre.
(d) Poker.

6. What is the pair's reaction to the sudden sound coming from the piano?
(a) The pair are confused by the sound.
(b) The pair are amused by the sound.
(c) The pair are terrified by the sound.
(d) The pair do not notice the sound.

7. Which character enters the scene and forbids the pair to move the piano any further?
(a) Maretha.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Avery.

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

9. Who is Berniece sure killed Sutter?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Boy Charles.

10. What color are the trains at the railway before its name is changed?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

14. What advice does Berniece give to Maretha as she is combing her hair?
(a) To cross her legs like a lady.
(b) To straighten her back.
(c) To purse her lips to attract attention.
(d) To hold her head up.

15. What does Avery argue that a pastor needs to attract an audience?
(a) Jazzy music.
(b) Fancy clothes.
(c) A wife.
(d) A strong voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Boy Willie and the young woman are kissing, what is broken, waking up the family?

2. What advice does Lymon give to Berniece about her relationship with Avery?

3. After the scene with Boy Willie and the young woman is resolved, what beverage is set out to drink?

4. Who does the weapon belong to before Berniece takes it for protection?

5. Who accompanies Maretha upstairs when she is too afraid of Sutter's ghost to enter on her own?

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