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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Essie's opinion of Laura's lifestyle?
(a) Uplifting.
(b) Calm and peaceful.
(c) Fast and loose.
(d) Fun.

2. What does Laura say Essie can provide?
(a) The preaching.
(b) The decorations.
(c) The flowers.
(d) The music.

3. What does Essie do after they are persuaded?
(a) Gets on her knees and prays.
(b) Starts dancing and singing gospel songs.
(c) Hugs Laura.
(d) Calls to the neighbors to tell them.

4. What are Essie and Laura doing at the opening of this novel?
(a) Eating at Dewdrop diner.
(b) Smoking on the stoop of the apartment.
(c) At a horse race.
(d) Comparing memories of the Palm Sundays, Easters, and church-going habits of their childhoods.

5. What is Essie's response to Laura's suggestion on buying the Bible?
(a) She is hesitant but knows it's the only way.
(b) She will take money out of her welfare payments because she does not want to start a church on gambling profits.
(c) She faints.
(d) She thinks it's a great idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What central conflict does this chapter set up?

2. Who starts a church a few blocks from where Essie and Laura sit?

3. How does Essie clean her nails?

4. What might be a theme of this story symbolically portrayed in the final lines of this chapter?

5. How long has it been since Essie has seen her daughter?

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