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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be an accurate description as to how Laura is described in Chapter 3?
(a) Joyful and meek.
(b) Attractive and sexual.
(c) Slovenly.
(d) Sad and homely.

2. How does Essie feel about the new apartment?
(a) Essie is ecstatic and grateful no matter where it came from.
(b) She is hesitant.
(c) She is despondent.
(d) She is happy and thinks it came from God.

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

4. What central conflict does this chapter set up?
(a) The conflict between the two women over who gets to preach.
(b) The quests for earthly gratification and spiritual grace.
(c) Between the two woman over a man.
(d) The conflict between two Christian doctrines.

5. How long has it been since Essie has seen her daughter?
(a) 1 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) A few months.

6. What are Laura's robes like?
(a) Brightly colored.
(b) Tailor cut.
(c) White for purity.
(d) Drab.

7. How does Laura picture Essie's role in the street corner church?
(a) Sitting quietly and preaching.
(b) Singing and then fainting as if in ecstasy.
(c) Sitting quietly and occasionally singing.
(d) Singing and then preaching when Laura sings.

8. What does Laura do to gain the church space?
(a) Threatens to turn in the landlord for code violations.
(b) Invites the landlord to her home.
(c) Bribes the landlord and promises three months in advance rent.
(d) Tells the landlord he can have 25 percent of the weekly collections.

9. About what is Essie worried?
(a) About when she can bring her daughter to live with her.
(b) About how she can get out of the city with some money.
(c) About how Laura seems ill.
(d) About the way Laura is carrying on.

10. What does Laura do to keep the cops from stopping the preaching because of no license?
(a) Nothing since the problem has miraculously not happened.
(b) Tells them God will fix their problems.
(c) Gives them sex.
(d) Bribes them.

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

12. What does Laura want to play a greater role in church services?
(a) Healing.
(b) Sermons.
(c) Music.
(d) Prayer.

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

14. What happens after Essie joins in on the song?
(a) Essie becomes inspired and everyone gets quiet to hear her.
(b) Others join.
(c) Someone yells at them to be quiet.
(d) Laura stops and starts to pass the hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is evicted to make room for the church?

2. As Laura leaves, what is she hoping?

3. What would be a general description of Laura?

4. What does Chicken-Crow-For-Day throw out the window?

5. Of what do they persuade each other?

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