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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says, "Cat got your tongue, Maggie?"
(a) Luke.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Ida.

3. How did Luke know where to find Margaret?
(a) Someone told Luke about Margaret in a letter.
(b) Luke followed David to find Margaret.
(c) Luke knew Margaret would be somewhere near a church.
(d) Luke asked around to find Margaret.

4. The set for "The Amen Corner contains what components?
(a) Home and church.
(b) A church and outside a church.
(c) Inside and outside of a house.
(d) Living room and bedroom.

5. Who leaves the service to put coffee on during the first act?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) David.

6. What type of set is used in "The Amen Corner"?
(a) Changing sets.
(b) A moveable set.
(c) A unit set.
(d) A box set.

7. Who says, "Bring up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Boxer.

8. Who's supposed to send a telegram if anything happens to Luke during "The Amen Corner."
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) David.
(d) Odessa.

9. 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.

10. Who went downtown and saw Luke the night before the first scene?
(a) Joseph.
(b) David.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

11. Who tells David that he has a natural gift for music?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Luke.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Margaret.

12. When Sister Moore asks if there's anyone who needs "the Lord's especial attention," who comes forward?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Luke Alexander.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Ida Jackson.

13. In the sermon in the first act, who does the pastor say that King Hezekiah called on?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus.

14. How long has Luke been separated from his wife and son?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 12 years.

15. In the play, who claims to have left to get away from the stink of whiskey?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Ida.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the characters is the pastor as the play opens?

2. Where does the play, "The Amen Corner," take place?

3. According to the pastor's first act sermon, what is an example of an activity one does when one's "mind ain't on the Lord"?

4. How much does Sister Moore place in the offering basket in the first act?

5. Everyone tries to convince Margaret to stay to care for Luke instead of going out of town. What does she decide?

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