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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Boy Willie about the outcome of his date with the young woman?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Doaker.

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

3. What pet died when Boy Willie was a young boy?
(a) A bird.
(b) A fish.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

4. Boy Willie exhibits what emotion while attempting to move the piano for its potential buyer?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Frustration.

5. 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.

6. How far does the pair move the piano before their attempts are thwarted?
(a) They are unable to move the piano.
(b) They move the piano out onto the lawn.
(c) They move the piano to the other side of the room.
(d) They move the piano to the truck.

7. Who does Avery believe is the only one that has the power to exorcise Sutter's ghost?
(a) God.
(b) Boy Charles.
(c) The angels.
(d) Himself.

8. Who does Avery imply deserved to die?
(a) Mama Ola.
(b) Boy Charles.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Sutter.

9. Which character arrives holding a Bible, preparing for the exorcism?
(a) Avery.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Grace.

10. What statement does Boy Willie make about death?
(a) That he is not afraid of death.
(b) That he hopes to die young.
(c) That the idea of death terrifies him.
(d) That death is inevitable for everyone.

11. WIning Boy has written a song about whom, which he plays in the final scene of the play?
(a) Cleotha.
(b) Crawley.
(c) Mama Ola.
(d) Boy Charles.

12. What does Berniece ask Avery to do now that Maretha has seen Sutter's ghost?
(a) Take the piano out of the house.
(b) Transform the house into a church.
(c) Burn the house down.
(d) Bless the house.

13. The thwarting character emerges from what room to stop the pair from moving the piano?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bedroom.

14. Which character openly discusses his hopes of finding a good job and bettering his life?
(a) Wining Boy.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Boy Willie.
(d) Doaker.

15. In what room does Boy Willie convince the young woman to start kissing him?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boy Willie grab from the stove and throw about the house?

2. Who rushes into the house claiming to have found the man who wanted to purchase the piano?

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

4. Who tells Berniece that Boy Willie is going to be removing the piano?

5. Which character begins to play the piano, calling out to the family's ancestors to save the situation?

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