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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Essie describe the Bible she finds?
(a) One that has pictures.
(b) Small and easily held.
(c) Worn but functional.
(d) Large, ornately decorated, and expensive.

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

3. What does Laura say she can provide?
(a) Gambling numbers.
(b) The muscle men to keep everyone safe.
(c) The organ music.
(d) Inspirational preaching.

4. Where does Essie say that the spark to convert has to come from?
(a) The music.
(b) People's hearts.
(c) God.
(d) Laura's sermons.

5. What would be a general description of Essie?
(a) Essie is overweight, has a beautiful singing voice, and has a sixteen-year-old daughter.
(b) Essie is almost 18, is fond of liquor and men.
(c) Essie is petite with a size 18" waist, has a beautiful singing voice, and has a six-year-old daughter.
(d) Essie is about 65, loves walking in the woods and canning fruits.

6. What does Laura discover after she has talked about her life for some time?
(a) That Essie isn't in the room anymore.
(b) That Essie is asleep.
(c) That Buddy is asleep.
(d) That Buddy does not believe her.

7. What does Laura ask when Essie encourages her to read her Bible?
(a) She knows she is saved even without a Bible.
(b) She knows enough of the Bible already.
(c) She really can't read too well.
(d) Where is the begats section.

8. What does Laura say Buddy is going to become?
(a) The new minister.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her bodyguard.
(d) Her business manager.

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

10. What does Laura want to do with the money?
(a) Have a big party.
(b) Get them better living quarters.
(c) Donate it to the overseas mission fund.
(d) Buy her man a car.

11. What does Laura think Essie will think of Buddy and Laura's plan?
(a) She will turn them in to the authorities.
(b) She'll wish she had thought of it.
(c) She'll think it's ingenious.
(d) She'll be upset.

12. Of what does Essie say there will be none?
(a) Black men in the church.
(b) Male ministers.
(c) White people attending.
(d) White choir members.

13. Why does Laura hire an artist?
(a) To do a portrait of Laura to hang in the church.
(b) To inscribe the name of the church on a piece of slate.
(c) To paint murals of a black Adam and Eve and other Biblical scenes.
(d) To sketch line drawings of Biblical scenes on the pews.

14. Who joins Chicken-Crow-For-Day in reciting sins?
(a) Laura.
(b) Essie.
(c) A cop on the beat.
(d) Birdie Lee.

15. What becomes the two women's church?
(a) Essie's apartment.
(b) The first floor in an old brownstone.
(c) The local Methodist chapel.
(d) The train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Essie want to discuss with Laura?

2. What happens after Essie joins in on the song?

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

4. Why does Laura want to start a church?

5. What is Birdie Lee going to get?

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