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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Boy Willie hope to buy from Sutter?
(a) His land.
(b) His house.
(c) His piano.
(d) His crops.
2. What does Berniece do for a living?
(a) Repairs automobiles.
(b) Tutors children.
(c) Cleans houses.
(d) Washes laundry.
3. What is the last name of the family that the story focuses on?
(a) Brown.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Charles.
(d) Sutter.
4. Which character used to polish the piano every morning?
(a) Berniece.
(b) Mama Ola.
(c) Uncle Doaker.
(d) Boy Willie.
5. How does Boy Willie react to Berniece's claim that she has seen a ghost?
(a) He is terrified at the possibility.
(b) He is amused because there is no such thing as ghosts.
(c) He thinks she is being ridiculous.
(d) He is confused why the ghost would come to her.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of song does Maretha play on the piano?
2. What was Wining Boy's profession?
3. Which character is afraid to sleep upstairs alone?
4. What is the name of Berniece's daughter?
5. Berniece claims she saw what before she left the house on the day that Wining Boy went to the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Ophelia's reaction to the trade between her husband and Nolander?
2. After his night out on the town in his "magic" suit, how did Lymon fare with the ladies?
3. What happens when Boy Willie continues to insist that he be told the name of the prospective buyer for the piano?
4. When Wining Boy arrives at Doaker's home, he wants to know what is happening with Boy Willie and his sales. What does Doaker tell him?
5. What does Lymon tell Berniece he is looking for in a woman?
6. What religious rationalization does Boy WIllie have for the revenge he is seeking against the Sutter family?
7. Why does Boy Willie tease Doaker about his profession?
8. What story does Boy Willie tell his sister about the dog he had as a child?
9. Why won't Wining Boy play the piano when he is asked to?
10. What does Avery tell Berniece when he comes to visit her while she is preparing a bath?
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