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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 does Essie want to discuss with Laura?
(a) The idea for the church.
(b) Taking the bus to Brooklyn to visit Essie's mother.
(c) Getting a preaching license from city hall.
(d) Bringing Essie's daughter there.

2. Of what does Laura accuse Essie?
(a) Of not really being committed to the church idea.
(b) Of being too holy and too self righteous.
(c) Of hypocrisy.
(d) Of not understanding Jesus's statement, "Render unto Caesar."

3. Who joins Chicken-Crow-For-Day in reciting sins?
(a) A cop on the beat.
(b) Essie.
(c) Laura.
(d) Birdie Lee.

4. What does Essie do when Laura inspires her?
(a) Runs inside to get her Bible.
(b) Sings a gospel church.
(c) Jumps up and starts preaching.
(d) Faints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes the two women's church?

2. How does Buddy refer to Laura and himself?

3. How does Essie feel about the new apartment?

4. Why does Laura want to start a church?

5. How long has it been since Essie has seen her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you summarize the most overarching theme of this book?

2. What do you think is the significance of the title to Chapter 29, "Apple of Evil"?

3. What is ironic about the name of the man Laura meets in Chapter 14?

4. What do you think is the significance of the title, "Judas in Scarlett"?

5. How is the title of Chapter 28 also relevant in the relationship between Laura and Essie?

6. Just as Laura says she is like her mother in many ways, in what ways does Laura contrast herself to her mother?

7. What do you think is the significance of the title of Chapter 17, "Lights Out"?

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 one of the main themes might be just based upon the differences in the two major characters as shown in this opening chapter?

10. How does the relationship between CJ and Marietta compare to that of Laura and Buddy in Chapters 26 and 27?

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