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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens as they pass the tambourine?
(a) It quickly fills with money.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It is broken by accident.
(d) It is dumped along with its money into the sewer grate.

2. When do the women arrive at the street corner?
(a) An hour later than planned.
(b) Right on time.
(c) A day later than planned.
(d) An hour earlier than planned.

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

4. How does Buddy describe Marty?
(a) As a white man who is in the know.
(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 boy who thinks he's conning the people of Harlem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what do they persuade each other?

2. Where does Essie say that the spark to convert has to come from?

3. What does Laura do to keep the cops from stopping the preaching because of no license?

4. Of what is Laura still jealous?

5. Of what does Essie say there will be none?

Short Essay Questions

1. The ending of Chapter 1 and the beginning of Chapter 36, both are concerned with hymns singing to God; how are the circumstances different and alike in the two chapters?

2. Why do you think Essie refuses to throw away her knife as Laura urges her to do?

3. Do you think Essie's journey towards spiritual enlightenment is helped or hindered by being thrown into jail?

4. Do you believe Buddy really is upset that Essie does seem to believe his conversion is sincere?

5. How does Laura "fight unfair" in Essie and Laura's argument in Chapter 13?

6. What does Laura do to keep the cops from shutting down their church?

7. Why do you think any more information about Laura's fate is not offered in this final chapter?

8. What rationale does Laura use to try to convince Essie to start a church with her and does it seem a reasonable rationale?

9. What do you think is the significance of Chapter 11's title "Ethiopian Eden"?

10. How do Laura's and Essie's roles reverse in this chapter?

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