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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Margaret accuse David and Luke of in Act II?

4. When Brother Boxer says, "But he got trumpets or some kind of horn in his blood," who is he referring to?

5. What is the first thing that Margaret says in Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David is presented with a choice, to be religious and work in the church like his mother, or to play music and be sinful like his father. Are these David's only choices in life? Sum up David's dilemma in your own words and explain what you think he should do.

Essay Topic 2

Margaret makes a big deal that people can't be truly holy if their minds on other things like reading comics or driving liquor trucks as part of their job. What else in "The Amen Corner" is showed as something that keeps people from being holy?

Essay Topic 3

In Act III, Margaret mentions carrying slops and scrubbing floors in asking "is that what I been slaving for all these long, hard years." Discuss the role of poverty in "The Amen Corner."

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