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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura think about the Lord's help?
(a) That the Lord ain't never helped her before so why would he help now.
(b) That the Lord helps in abundance when the Spirit moves Laura to preach.
(c) That the Lord helps them who helps themselves.
(d) That if the Lord is taking care of her, she can take care of her man.

2. About what is Essie worried?
(a) About how Laura seems ill.
(b) About the way Laura is carrying on.
(c) About how she can get out of the city with some money.
(d) About when she can bring her daughter to live with her.

3. What does Laura plan to do when cold weather hits?
(a) She is not sure.
(b) Stand over the grate across the street to preach.
(c) Laura makes plans to rent an empty apartment, buy some chairs and a podium, and set up a church.
(d) Stop preaching for the winter.

4. What are some of Laura's "rocks" for security?
(a) Men, the numbers, and liquor.
(b) Men, her daughter, and church.
(c) Church, her daughter, and liquor.
(d) The numbers, her daughter, and church.

5. How are Essie and Laura described on the first day of church in their new place?
(a) Not as enthusiastic as when they were on the street corner.
(b) As singing and preaching with a fervor that neither had ever had before.
(c) As angels of vengeance.
(d) As fearful of the police busting them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Essie's imaginings lead her to do?

2. What does Essie do after they are persuaded?

3. What does Laura do after they are persuaded?

4. In Chapter 4, what do the two women argue about concerning the Bible?

5. What literary technique is used after the description of the tambourine being passed?

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