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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does Boy Willie NOT ask about the potential buyer of the piano?
(a) Avery.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Berniece.
(d) Maretha.

2. Who teases Doaker about the women who are after him?
(a) Avery.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Boy Willie.

3. What is Doaker doing when Wining Boy shows up at the house?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Mopping floors.
(c) Hanging laundry.
(d) Washing dishes.

4. Berniece and her uncle live in which city?
(a) Pacifica.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Petosky.

5. Which character admits to having spent time in prison?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Boy Willie.
(c) Uncle Doaker.
(d) Berniece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boy Willie tell Wining Boy that he wants to purchase?

2. What does Boy Willie threaten to do to the piano?

3. Which of the following was NOT an element in Avery's significant dream?

4. What beverage do the men drink while discussing Parchman Prison?

5. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?

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