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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. Where does the play, "The Amen Corner," take place?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Harlem.

2. According to Luke, who goes digging for pork chops when she sees a man?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Margaret.

3. Who says, "Tell him to call on the Lord!"
(a) Margaret.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Odessa.

4. Before the curtain rises in the first act, there are street sounds including laughter, cursing, and a radio. What other sound is heard?
(a) A phone ringing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Piano playing.
(d) Preaching.

5. How old is David?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is in his grave, according to Sister Boxer in the first act?

3. What are the two collection plates made of?

4. Who tries to talk with the pastor about nothing being wrong with Brother Boxer's job in Act I?

5. Who does the pastor suggest as a substitute piano player for the church service?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Odessa so upset with the other church members in Act III?

2. Describe the Alexander home in the play.

3. In Act II, Sister Moore reports that people are coming to the church because they want an accounting from the church elders. What is she referring to?

4. What is Odessa referring to when she tells Margaret that everything will be like a bad dream. What else might she be referring to?

5. How does Margaret respond after Luke dies?

6. Why does Margaret slap her son in Act III?

7. How does David look when he first appears in Act II?

8. As Margaret leaves for Philadelphia at the end of the first act, she shouts instructions for everyone. What are they?

9. Describe Sister Douglass from Act II.

10. According to Margaret in Act III, what does "amen" mean? Why is it significant?

(see the answer keys)

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