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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Buddy describe Marty?
(a) As the power behind the throne all over Harlem.
(b) As a white man who is in the know.
(c) As a white boy who thinks he's conning the people of Harlem.
(d) As a white man who is a friend to Negros.

2. What does Laura do after they are persuaded?
(a) Says "Amen."
(b) Begins to plan how to spend all her money.
(c) Says "God is Great."
(d) Starts preaching on the corner immediately.

3. Of what does Laura accuse Essie?
(a) Of not understanding Jesus's statement, "Render unto Caesar."
(b) Of hypocrisy.
(c) Of not really being committed to the church idea.
(d) Of being too holy and too self righteous.

4. What plan do Laura and Buddy devise?
(a) To sell prayer indulgences.
(b) To siphon money out of the church funds.
(c) To gradually get Essie out of the church altogether.
(d) To sell ordinary tap water as holy water from the river Jordan.

5. How does Laura inspire Essie?
(a) She goes into a trancelike state and says "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me."
(b) She says that Essie could bring her daughter there with the money.
(c) She describes all the fine things they would do for the people in the neighborhood.
(d) She gives a demonstration of what she would preach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what do the women argue in Chapter 7?

2. Who does the painting of Adam resemble in Laura's imagination?

3. What does Laura plan to do when cold weather hits?

4. What does Laura say Buddy is going to become?

5. Where do Buddy and Laura go?

(see the answer key)

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