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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. When Boy Willie realizes that Wining Boy is in town, what does he ask him for?
(a) Business advice.
(b) A wife.
(c) A loan.
(d) A place to stay.

2. Which man was NOT involved in the theft that landed Boy Willie in prison?
(a) Boy Willie.
(b) Doaker.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Lymon.

3. How does Sutter kill Boy Charles?
(a) He stabbed him.
(b) He shot him.
(c) He set him on fire.
(d) He drowned him.

4. How does the Ghost of the Yellow Dog kill the mob members as revenge for Boy Charles' death?
(a) The Ghost shoots them.
(b) The Ghost stabs them.
(c) The Ghost drowns them.
(d) The Ghost sets them on fire.

5. Which character is afraid to sleep upstairs alone?
(a) Doaker.
(b) Berniece.
(c) Lymon.
(d) Maretha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character admits to having spent time in prison?

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

3. Which character admits to being on the run from the police?

4. Berniece claims she saw what before she left the house on the day that Wining Boy went to the city?

5. What does Doaker believe is the significance of Sutter's blue suit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boy Willie respond to Doaker's intrusion as he is attempting to move the piano?

2. What happens when Boy Willie continues to insist that he be told the name of the prospective buyer for the piano?

3. How does Berniece react when she sees Boy Willie attempting to move the piano?

4. What connection does Doaker make between travel and happiness?

5. What confrontation do Boy Willie and Berniece get into as Boy Willie watches Berniece comb Maretha's hair?

6. What happens when Doaker emerges to see Boy Willie and Lymon attempting to move the piano?

7. How did Sutter attempt to reconcile the trade with Nolander and keep his wife happy? What was the reaction?

8. What events have prompted Doaker to believe that Berniece should sell the piano as soon as possible?

9. When Avery arrives with his Bible to begin the exorcism, what information does he give Doaker about the state of the new church?

10. What is revealed about Wining Boy's life as a musician while married?

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