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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 Wining Boy say he felt breezing through the wind on his last trip home?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Riches.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

2. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?
(a) A loan.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) A wife.
(d) Business advice.

3. What does Berniece do for a living?
(a) Washes laundry.
(b) Repairs automobiles.
(c) Tutors children.
(d) Cleans houses.

4. How much money does Wining Boy ask for as a loan from Doaker?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

5. In the aftermath of the theft, where was Lymon shot?
(a) In the back.
(b) In the head.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character can be seen ironing his uniform?

2. What does Doaker believe is the significance of Sutter's blue suit?

3. What is Lymon's last name?

4. Who offers herself to Wining Boy as repayment for helping bail a family member out of jail?

5. Which character becomes very emotional and attacks Boy Willie upon seeing the piano moved?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Avery shown up at the Charles home?

2. How does Wining Boy say that ghosts have affected his life?

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

4. What type of encounter does Boy Willie explain that he has had with the piano's potential buyer on his way home from Grace's?

5. When Boy Willie and Lymon realize that they cannot move the piano, how do they respond?

6. What connection does Doaker make between travel and happiness?

7. What story does Boy Willie tell his sister about the dog he had as a child?

8. What trade was made between the Charles and Sutter families at Ophelia's request?

9. When Berniece and Lymon's conversation turns to Avery, what advice does Lymon give to Berniece about the relationship?

10. What happens between Boy Willie and Grace once they left to return to her apartment?

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