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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says in Act II, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

2. What music is playing in Luke's bedroom?
(a) A new recording of David's.
(b) One of Luke's old records.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) Gospel music.

3. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Luke.
(d) Sister Boxer.

4. What sound interrupts the argument in the church during Act II?
(a) Music from Margaret's house.
(b) Jazz music in the street.
(c) Shouting from Margarets house.
(d) Gunfire.

5. In Act II, what does Luke call the baby the he and his wife lost?
(a) Lucas.
(b) John.
(c) Mary.
(d) Margaret.

6. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Rice.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Margaret.

7. In Act II, Margaret is asked how she returned home from Philadelphia. Her answer was what?
(a) Received a ride from someone.
(b) Rode the train.
(c) Rode the bus.
(d) Flew in an airplane.

8. What does Margaret plan for David to do with his life?
(a) Become a pastor.
(b) Become a doctor.
(c) Become a teacher.
(d) Become anything but a musician.

9. What is on the record album that David is playing?
(a) Luke playing trumpet.
(b) David playing piano.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) Luke playing trombone.

10. What is the first thing that Margaret says in Act II?
(a) Praise the Lord, children.
(b) Where's David?
(c) Hello, everyone.
(d) How is Luke doing?

11. In Act II, we learn that it cost how much to get a specific window painted?
(a) $62.
(b) $53.
(c) $41.
(d) $56.

12. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?
(a) Ida Jackson.
(b) Sister Sally.
(c) Sister Douglass.
(d) Sister Rice.

13. What hope did Luke reveal to David during Act II?
(a) That they would play music together.
(b) That they would travel together.
(c) That Luke would have grandchildren.
(d) That they would live together again.

14. Who says, "he dying in his sins" during Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Odessa.

15. What concern does Sister Sally bring up to the others during Act II?
(a) Why they had to pay so much for a window.
(b) Why they can't move to a better building.
(c) Why the pastor hadn't visited a sick parishoner.
(d) Why David hasn't been in church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I'm bearing witness to the truth" in Act II.

2. Three women are in the kitchen when Act II begins. Who else is in the scene?

3. What did Odessa do to buy the household item in question?

4. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?

5. When Margaret was delivering their baby, where was Luke?

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