The Piano Lesson

Why are Boy Willie and Lymon in Pittsburgh?

• To give Maretha a guitar

• To visit Doaker and Berniece

• They are passing through to New York

• To sell watermelons

What does Berniece suspect Lymon and Boy Willie of doing?

• Gambling away their money

• Stealing the truck

• Murdering the sheriff

• Leaving their wives

Which ghost(s) does Berniece see at the top of her stairs?

• Sutter

• Boy Charles

• Ghosts of the Yellow Dog

• Mama Ola

Which of the following character traits describe Berniece?

• Timid

• Crude

• Responsible

• Patient

Where does the play take place?

• Doaker’s house, Pittsburgh

• Doaker’s house, Mississippi

• Doaker’s house, Philadelphia

• Doaker’s house, Chicago

Who is Avery?

• The man who is buying musical instruments

• Sutter's brother who is selling the land to Boy Willie

• The man interested in marrying Berniece

• Their uncle

Which of the following character traits DO NOT describe Boy Willie?

• Brash

• Understanding

• Talkative

• Crude

The play opens when ...

• Sutter falls down his well

• Berniece tells Boy Willie she refuses to sell the piano.

• Lymon's truck breaks down

• Boy Willie knocks on Doaker's door at 5 AM.

In the stage directions, Boy Willie is described as

• brash, impulsive, talkative

• temperamental, creative, quiet

• jealous, rude, dishonest

• instinctive, diplomatic, thoughtful

Boy Willie plans to get the money to buy Sutter's land by

• playing poker with Doaker and Wining boy

• selling the watermelons and taking a part-time job in the building where Avery works

• using his savings, selling watermelons, and selling the family piano

• talking Doaker into selling his house, selling the watermelons, and selling the family piano