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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Act II, how much did Brother Boxer say that it cost him to go to Philadelphia?
(a) Three or four dollars.
(b) Twenty-five dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

3. Why didn't David know much about his father's musical career?
(a) David didn't know his father was a musician.
(b) David didn't have a phonograph to listen to his records.
(c) David thought his father was dead.
(d) David thought his father was in jail.

4. According to Brother Boxer in Act II, where has David been spending time?
(a) In bars.
(b) At school.
(c) On the street.
(d) In church.

5. What instrument did Luke make a living playing?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Trombone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Luke, when did Margaret "find the Lord"?

3. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?

4. What is on the record album that David is playing?

5. What concern does Sister Sally bring up to the others during Act II?

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