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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 was Wining Boy's occupation while he was married?
(a) He was a blacksmith.
(b) He was a musician.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a student.

2. Who does Boy Willie expect to teach Maretha about the significance of the piano?
(a) Momma Ola.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Doaker.
(d) Avery.

3. What does Wining Boy carry with him that has a weight as heavy as a piano?
(a) His guilt.
(b) HIs fears.
(c) His talent.
(d) His questions.

4. The piano is stolen from the Sutter home during which holiday celebration?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

5. Before the dream in which Avery was told to change his profession, what did he do for a living?
(a) He was an elevator operator.
(b) He was a traveling chef.
(c) He was a hotel concierge.
(d) He was a window washer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Doaker suspect Berniece is having a relationship with?

2. Which family traded the piano to the Sutter family for slaves?

3. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?

4. How much money does Wining Boy ask for as a loan from Doaker?

5. Which character admits to being on the run from the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens when Berniece threatens Boy Willie with the gun?

3. How does Berniece respond to Avery's question when he unexpectedly comes to visit?

4. Why does Boy Willie tease Doaker about his profession?

5. What kind of fight does Boy Willie get into with Sutter's ghost?

6. What does Berniece ask Avery to do after Maretha has seen Sutter's ghost, and how does Avery respond?

7. How does Avery begin his exorcism of Sutter's ghost?

8. What reaction does the family have to Boy Willie's sudden arrival at their doorstep?

9. What does Boy Willie believe about the laws of the white man?

10. What were the effects of the lumber theft that the men in the play were involved in?

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