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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scenery does the play open with?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) A street scene.
(c) The scrim wall of the tenement.
(d) The church.

2. When Luke appears in Act I, how long does he say he'll be in town for?
(a) A couple of weeks.
(b) For the rest of his life.
(c) A couple of days.
(d) A week.

3. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.
(b) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.
(c) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
(d) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.

4. Who's the last character to speak in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Odessa.

5. In the song Odessa is singing in Act III, what is the middle line?
(a) But I call Jesus my rock.
(b) Some say the Prince of Peace.
(c) Some say the rose of Sharon.
(d) But I call the Holy Ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Margaret when the play ends?

2. Who says something about "wishing you'd leave the Lord's work to the Lord."?

3. In Act II, we learn that it cost how much to get a specific window painted?

4. What is played as the music prologue to Act I?

5. What happens when Luke starts to leave during Act I?

(see the answer key)

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