Ghosts of The Yellow Dog
His death was blamed on The Ghosts of The Yellow Dog
Sutter
What state did Boy Willie and Lymon live in, before heading north?
Mississippi
The daughter of Berniece is named...
Maretha
This play was written by August Stevens
FALSE (August Wilson)
Name HOW Sutter was allegedly killed by the Ghosts of the Yellow Dog.
pushed down a well
What city did Doaker and Berniece live in?
Pittsburgh
This man was grossly overweight and got pushed down his well.
Sutter
This play was written in 1936
FALSE: the play is SET in 1936, but was written in 1987
Name the character who was killed in the train boxcar
(he stole the piano from Sutter)
Boy Charles
What US state is Pittsburgh in?
Pennsylvania
This character worked for the railroad and was often the voice of reason in the play.
Doaker
Lymon shot a gun at the Sheriff, leading to the death of Crawley
False: Crawley shot at the Sheriff, leading to his own death
Which character claims to have spoken to the Ghosts of the Yellow Dog?
Whining Boy
What city had Wining Boy been living in before traveling to visit Doaker and Berniece?
This character never appeared in the play, but was the love of Wining Boy's life.
Wining Boy wrote a song about her and there was a scene where he read a letter about her passing away.
Cleotha
Lymon bought his truck for 120 dollars
True
What is the name of Sutter's wife, who played the piano?
Ophelia
Parchman Farm
This character played a very minor role.
She came home with Boy Willie after a movie, and later appeared with Lymon
Grace
True: August Wilson quit school at 15 yrs old, after a teacher accused him of plagiarizing a paper on Napoleon.