The Piano Lesson
Who did Doaker see at the piano three weeks ago?
Sutter's Ghost
"That's why I need five dollars. If I had five dollars I could get me some money."
Wining Boy
To Rule Over
A) Crude
B) Authority
C) Dominate
D) Fervor
C) Dominate
Who did Wining boy sell his suit to and for how much?
How is Boy Willie characterized?
*responses may vary
What does Doaker think Berniece should do with the piano?
Get rid of it
"Let's go to the picture show, Boy Willie. Let's go find some women."
Lymon
To sink or fall to the bottom
A) Mourning
B) Subside
C) Vigor
D) Liable
B) Subside
What happened to Lymon's father and how did it happen?
He died
He was shot at some dance.
How is Berniece Characterized?
Responses may vary *
Maretha plays the piano, but what instrument does Boy Willie say she should play instead?
The guitar
"That's what you need to do. And you need to to do it quick. Come in here disrupting the house. I don't want all that loud carrying on around here. I'm surprised you ain't woke Maretha up."
Berniece
Shelter or protection from danger or distress
A) Prominent
B) Portent
C) Subside
D) Refuge
D) Refuge
Who does Boy Willie say Lymon shouldn't play cards with because he would take all of Lymon's money?
Wining Boy
How is Doaker characterized?
Responses may vary*
What decade does the action of the play take place in?
the 1930's
"I'll tell you something about the railroad. What I done learned after twenty-seven years. See, you got North. You got West. You look over here you got South. Over there you got East."
Doaker
Intensity of feeling or expression
A) Crude
B) Fervor
C) Vigor
D) Impulsive
B) Fervor
Who does Berniece blame for the death of her husband Crawley?
Boy Willie
How is Lymon Characterized?
Responses may vary*
Who is the author of The Piano Lesson?
August Wilson
"You just grab him by his neck and twist it. Get you a real good grip and then you just wring his neck and throw him in the pot. Cook him up."
Boy Willie
A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
A) Portent
B) Peril
C) Refuge
D) Prominent
A) Portent
Who are Berniece and Boy Willie's parents?
Mama Ola and Boy Charles
How is Wining Boy Characterized?
Responses may vary*