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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he returns from the city, what does Wining Boy want to do to relax?
(a) Walk through the park.
(b) Drink whiskey.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Smoke cigars.

2. When did Berniece stop playing the piano?
(a) When her husband died.
(b) When her mother died.
(c) When her sister died.
(d) When her father died.

3. What does Berniece ask Avery to do now that Maretha has seen Sutter's ghost?
(a) Bless the house.
(b) Take the piano out of the house.
(c) Transform the house into a church.
(d) Burn the house down.

4. Who tells Boy Willie the story of the way that Boy Charles was killed?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Sutter.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Wining Boy.

5. What beverage do the men drink while discussing Parchman Prison?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does NOT attempt to move the piano?

2. After the story about Boy Charles' death, what does the family hear Maretha doing at the end of the first act?

3. What does Wining Boy carry with him that has a weight as heavy as a piano?

4. What does Avery tell Berniece that she needs?

5. The piano is stolen from the Sutter home during which holiday celebration?

(see the answer key)

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