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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role will Berniece play in Avery's new church?
(a) The choir director.
(b) The secretary.
(c) An elder.
(d) A deaconess.

2. Which character is described as being rebellious, even as a little boy?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Avery.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Boy Charles.

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

4. Who tells Berniece that Boy Willie is going to be removing the piano?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Maretha.
(d) Lymon.

5. What gift does Lymon pull out of his pocket and give to Berniece?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A bottle of perfume.
(c) A small box of chocolates.
(d) A single red rose.

6. What does Berniece tell Maretha would make the process of combing her hair easier?
(a) If Maretha were older.
(b) If Maretha were a boy.
(c) If Maretha were prettier.
(d) If Maretha were more responsible.

7. What does Wining Boy do when Boy Willie tries to move him from the piano?
(a) He wraps his legs around the piano bench, refusing to budge.
(b) He spreads his arms over the keys.
(c) He lays his head down on the piano lid.
(d) He clenches his fists around the sheets of music.

8. What does Berniece send Maretha in to do when Boy Willie is telling her stories?
(a) To wash her hands.
(b) To get her hair done.
(c) To change her clothes.
(d) To take a bath.

9. Who does Lymon admit that he was interested in but wasn't quick enough to get to?
(a) Ola.
(b) Boy Willie's date.
(c) Berniece.
(d) Dolly.

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

11. 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 their escape from slavery.
(c) The story of the Ghosts of Yellow Dog.
(d) The story of the piano's carvings.

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

13. Which character is described as never being able to hold down a job and constantly getting into trouble?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Wining Boy.

14. What is Berniece preparing when Avery comes for a surprise visit?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Her tax papers.
(c) The piano for cleaning.
(d) A bath.

15. Where does Lymon sleep in the Charles household?
(a) In his own bedroom.
(b) On the couch.
(c) Lymon does not sleep at the Charles home.
(d) Out on the porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character arrives holding a Bible, preparing for the exorcism?

2. What does Avery argue that a pastor needs to attract an audience?

3. What does Boy Willie use to block the door of the young woman's room?

4. What is the real name of the Yellow Dog railway?

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

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