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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) It's making enough money to pay the light bill.
(d) Making lots of money.

2. What does Essie watch while they are preaching and singing?
(a) For potential robbers.
(b) The people who are watching them.
(c) For anyone who seems to need encouragement to give.
(d) For an indication that God is actually present.

3. How does Buddy refer to Laura and himself?
(a) As David and Bathsheba.
(b) As Adam and Eve.
(c) As the Humphrey and Bacall of religion.
(d) As the Bonnie and Clyde of religion.

4. Who does Laura meet as she is closing the church one night?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Birdie Lee.
(c) Zora.
(d) Chicken-Crow-For-Day.

5. What would be a general description of Essie?
(a) Essie is about 65, loves walking in the woods and canning fruits.
(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 overweight, has a beautiful singing voice, and has a sixteen-year-old daughter.

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

7. What do Buddy and Laura do as a new scarlet curtain is hung as a backdrop for the services?
(a) Flirt.
(b) Tell off-color jokes.
(c) Sing gospel songs.
(d) Dance.

8. When Laura encourages Essie, what does Essie do?
(a) Falls silent and becomes very still, entering into one of the "pauses" into which she frequently falls.
(b) Begins to sob instead of crying quietly.
(c) Sings louder.
(d) Prays with more fervency.

9. Who is Birdie Lee?
(a) A small girl who wants her mommie to be healed.
(b) A prostitute who brings a message from her pimp.
(c) A cop who is watching the women to make sure they are not doing anything illegal.
(d) A small elderly woman who steps forward and promises that from that night on she's giving her life to Jesus.

10. What does Essie think Laura should be thinking?
(a) Of the future.
(b) Of the souls they're saving with their preaching.
(c) Of how to get the people to donate more money.
(d) Of how they are going to keep the authorities from interferring.

11. What is the reason for the time they arrive?
(a) They scrupulously watch the time to get there on time.
(b) They decide it would be better to wait to the next sunny day.
(c) They forgot to turn their clocks forward for Spring.
(d) Laura is entertaining a man in her room.

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

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

14. 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.

15. How does Laura describe the church apartment?
(a) An Ethiopian Garden of Eden.
(b) The Ethiopian paradise.
(c) A Garden of Cornucopia delights.
(d) The garden after Eve's fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura think about the Lord's help?

2. What might be a theme of this story symbolically portrayed in the final lines of this chapter?

3. How much money have they accumulated at the opening of Chapter 13?

4. How does Laura suggest they buy the Bible?

5. What cliche does Laura quote to convince Essie?

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