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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angers Laura as she arrives at the church?
(a) That the flowers have not been put on the altar.
(b) That Buddy's car is not there and Birdie Lee is singing beautifully.
(c) That CJ and Marietta are smooching in Laura's dressing room.
(d) That Essie is not there.

2. What do Laura and Buddy believe about Essie?
(a) That she is keeping others from buying the holy water.
(b) That she actually believes what Laura preaches.
(c) That she is embezzling money from the church.
(d) That she is becoming too holy.

3. How does Buddy threaten Laura?
(a) By telling her if she wants to keep him around she's got to put more money into him.
(b) That he will leave her if she keeps trying to suffocate him.
(c) That he is marrying the young woman if Laura does not give him 1000 dollars.
(d) By threatening to clue the cops in on the gambling operation.

4. What is Laura unable to hear from her end of the jail?
(a) Essie singing a song of praise.
(b) Essie praying fervently for Laura's soul.
(c) Essie weeping bitterly.
(d) A crowd chanting for her execution.

5. Where are Marietta and CJ?
(a) In a park.
(b) At the apartment.
(c) At CJ's apartment.
(d) In the church.

6. How does Essie get to the church?
(a) Driving her car.
(b) A ride with someone in the neighborhood.
(c) On the subway.
(d) Walking.

7. What doesn't Essie miss?
(a) The screams and sirens in Harlem.
(b) The gangs on the streets.
(c) The smell of alcohol.
(d) The drugs on the streets.

8. How does Laura see Buddy as he is coming out of the shower?
(a) As handsome as the day they met.
(b) Hard and strong and sexy.
(c) As a man past his prime.
(d) As getting a little flabby.

9. What does Buddy's conversion do to Essie?
(a) Causes her to weep tears of joy.
(b) Makes her feel cynical.
(c) Sends her into a long pause.
(d) Makes her willing to let Marietta date him.

10. How does Buddy see Laura?
(a) As a beautiful cup of coffee with cream.
(b) As the light of his life.
(c) As being too soft, too sweet, and about to melt like chocolate.
(d) As a woman past her prime.

11. What is the tone of his asking?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Pleading.
(c) Rough-edged.
(d) Teasing.

12. What do CJ and Marietta want to do after the church service?
(a) Go to the Jazz festival.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go to some friends' home for board games.
(d) Go get hamburgers.

13. What does Laura collect for each lucky text?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A dime.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Three pennies.

14. What does Birdie Lee say about generosity?
(a) How generous Essie was to her when they first met.
(b) That generosity well-placed is well rewarded.
(c) How Laura though generous has a mean streak.
(d) That the church can avoid a lawyer because of Essie's generosity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Essie forbidden while Marietta is living with Laura and Essie?

2. To what does Essie compare Laura's denial?

3. Who has Essie asked to come by and visit?

4. Who is the woman that Laura calls a "bitch"?

5. What is Marietta's response?

(see the answer keys)

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