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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Essie asked to come by and visit?
(a) The young lawyer down the street.
(b) The choir director who can be a fatherly figure to Marietta.
(c) A respectable man from the church named C.J.
(d) No one.

2. In Chapter 4, what do the two women argue about concerning the Bible?
(a) What percentage of their first day's take will go towards its purchase.
(b) If they even need a Bible since both have many verses memorized.
(c) Whether they should read from it at the opening of the preaching.
(d) Getting a less expensive Bible.

3. What does the image of Buddy and Laura's sparkling eyes invoke?
(a) An image of a diamond in the rough.
(b) The glint of the diamond eyes of the serpent in the Adam and Eve mural at the church.
(c) The glint of steel as it is about to kill someone.
(d) An image of starlight.

4. Who does the painting of Adam resemble in Laura's imagination?
(a) Joe Louis.
(b) Lanston Hughes.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

5. Why does Laura threaten Buddy?
(a) Because he borrowed some money from her and has not paid it back.
(b) Because she doesn't want him to hurt Marietta.
(c) Because she thinks he plans to let Marty take over the church.
(d) Because she is jealous that he is trying to seduce Marietta.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Laura say they need money?

2. What does Laura do to gain the church space?

3. What sound is heard outside as Buddy and Laura talk?

4. When Laura encourages Essie, what does Essie do?

5. What is distracting Laura from listening to Essie?

(see the answer key)

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