View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family traded the piano to the Sutter family for slaves?
(a) The Benedicts.
(b) The Nolanders.
(c) The Whitmans.
(d) The Montagues.

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

3. Which member of the Sutter family desperately wanted the piano?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Lillian.
(d) Constance.

4. What instrument does Boy Willie hope to sell to make a bit of money?
(a) A piano.
(b) A cello.
(c) A trombone.
(d) A drum kit.

5. What does Avery do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a preacher.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man was NOT involved in the theft that landed Boy Willie in prison?

2. In the aftermath of the theft, where was Lymon shot?

3. Where does Sutter find and kill Boy Charles?

4. Who offers herself to Wining Boy as repayment for helping bail a family member out of jail?

5. Lymon wants to go to what city, hoping for better treatment from white people?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the piano come into the possession of the Charles family?

2. How does Berniece respond to Avery's question when he unexpectedly comes to visit?

3. When Boy Willie and Lymon realize that they cannot move the piano, how do they respond?

4. After his failed date, what gift does Lymon give to Berniece, and what is her response to the gesture?

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

6. What reason does Berniece give her brother for wanting him out of the house?

7. What realization does Boy Willie make when he hears his heart beating as a "black man's heart"?

8. Why did Berneice stop playing the piano as a child?

9. What happens when Boy Willie comes home from his date with Grace?

10. What conflict arises between the siblings surrounding the future of the piano?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 838 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample