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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chapter 6 describe?
(a) The first night the women go out to preach.
(b) The two women's contrasting appearances.
(c) It is a detailed description of the Bible they bought.
(d) The pimp who threatens them for stealing his members.

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

5. What do Essie's imaginings lead her to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Pray.
(d) Cry.

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

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

8. Why does Laura begin to sing?
(a) To express how good she feels.
(b) To praise the Lord.
(c) To cheer up Essie.
(d) To get the people's attention.

9. For what does Laura say they need money?
(a) To buy hymnals.
(b) For a tambourine and a Bible.
(c) To rent the local community center.
(d) To pay an organist.

10. Over what do the women argue in Chapter 7?
(a) Which Bible to buy.
(b) How to use the collection.
(c) Laura using the money for booze.
(d) Laura ruining the church's reputation.

11. How does Laura suggest they buy the Bible?
(a) Collecting money on the street corner.
(b) Asking the pimp down the street to buy it for them.
(c) She has no idea how they can afford it.
(d) Profits from her gambling.

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

13. Why does Laura's resentment to Birdie Lee vanish?
(a) Because Birdie drops a ten-dollar bill in the collection plate.
(b) Because she realizes the spirit of the Lord is upon Birdie.
(c) Because Essie kicks her to make her behave.
(d) Because the collection is larger than normal after Birdie comes forward.

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

15. How is the church a few blocks away doing?
(a) It folded in two weeks.
(b) Making lots of money.
(c) It's making enough money to pay the light bill.
(d) Making no money, but saving lots of souls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura do after they are persuaded?

2. What does the image of Buddy and Laura's sparkling eyes invoke?

3. Who joins Chicken-Crow-For-Day in reciting sins?

4. What scheme does Buddy suggest for making more money?

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

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