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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the fortune teller tell Madam her fortune is in "Madam and the Fortune Teller"?
(a) In Atlanta.
(b) In Vegas.
(c) Inside herself.
(d) With her boyfriend.

2. What question does the number runner ask Madam in "Madam and the Number Writer"?
(a) "But suppose / You goes to hell?"
(b) "Is that big frown / 'Cause your husband's around?"
(c) "You sure look nice / Serving that rice."
(d) "What would you say / To a date today?

3. How much does the character's buddy earn a week in "Buddy"?
(a) Twelve a week.
(b) Twenty a week.
(c) Fifteen a week.
(d) Ten a week.

4. What is the one thing the fortune teller in "Ballad of the Fortune Teller" couldn't see?
(a) When she was going to die.
(b) That her business was going to go bankrupt.
(c) Where her lover went.
(d) That she was going to be robbed.

5. How does the speaker first attempt suicide in "Life Is Fine"?
(a) By jumping off of a cliff.
(b) By jumping off of a building.
(c) By jumping in front of a train.
(d) By jumping into a river.

6. What does the speaker in "Misery" wish to hear?
(a) The sound of laughter again.
(b) Her lover's voice.
(c) Silence.
(d) Blues music.

7. Where does Madam dream of playing the numbers in "Madam and the Number Writer"?
(a) In heaven.
(b) Out in public like white people.
(c) In a very classy gambling club in Vegas.
(d) Back in Atlanta with her family.

8. How many women are helping plan the parade in "Parade"?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seventeen.

9. What does the speaker in "Life Is Fine" decide he was born for?
(a) "Livin'"
(b) "Singin'"
(c) "Dyin'"
(d) "Cryin'"

10. Where are people meeting to plan the parade in "Parade"?
(a) The Elks Club Lodge.
(b) At the minister's house.
(c) The mall; they have meeting rooms there.
(d) Church.

11. What is the name of the character in "Graduation"?
(a) Mary Lulu Jackson.
(b) Jackson Bartlet.
(c) Mary Beth Wilson.
(d) Jackson Barton.

12. Where is Miss Gardner in "Southern Mammy Sings"?
(a) At a funeral.
(b) In her garden.
(c) In her yard.
(d) At mass.

13. What does the speaker in "Porter" have to say all the time?
(a) "Thank you, ma'am."
(b) "Yes, sir."
(c) "Thank you, sir."
(d) "No, ma'am."

14. What is being cooked for dinner in "Graduation"?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Brisket.
(d) Greens.

15. What kind of men does the speaker love in "Cora"?
(a) The ones who can play a "sweet Blues song."
(b) The ones who never seem to live long.
(c) The ones who always cheat on her with her best friend.
(d) The ones who treat her poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Madam want her name printed in "Madam's Calling Cards"?

2. How large is the house that Madam has to clean in "Madam and Her Madam"?

3. What does Madam say she'd do before she pays the rent to her landlord in "Madam and the Rent Man"?

4. Why is the speaker fired from his job in "Fired"?

5. What does the speaker in "Mother to Son" claim her life has NOT been?

(see the answer keys)

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