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Worksheets"The Piano Lesson" a play by August Wilson
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Boy Willie is Berneice's
30-year-old brother from Sunflower, MS
uncle who owns the house in Pittsburgh
husband
the ghost haunting the family
Who is Berniece and Boy Willie's uncle who works on the railroad?
Boy Willie
Lymon Jackson
Doaker Charles
Avery
Why does Boy Willie come to visit?
because he had not seen her in 3 years
to reunite with his long lost relative Wining Boy
to sell watermelons to get money to buy a new truck
because he wanted Berniece to sell the piano so he could get money to by land
How would you describe Berniece and Boy Willie's relationship?
This person had a spiritual experience that involved three hobos, sheep people, and the Holy Ghost.
Berniece
Avery
Doaker
Boy Willie
What do you think Berniece means when she tells Maretha that she shouldn't "be going down there showing [her] color"? There are three possible answers.
not to be loud, rude, or undignified
to show her good home training
not to act the fool around white people
to keep her clothes clean
What is Parchman Farm?
the land that Sutter owned
the place Boy Charles lived
the farm Boy Willie wants to buy
a Mississippi state penitentiary
Who are the current owners of the piano?
Sutter and his wife
Doaker and Berniece
Boy Willie and Berniece
Wining Boy and Doaker
What is carved on the piano?
The history of slavery in the U.S.
The Charles family history
The Sutter family history
The Ghosts of the Yellow Dog
Which characters have been to Parchman Farm?
Boy Willie, Doaker, and Papa Willie Boy
Boy Willie, Wining Boy, Doaker, and Lymon
Wining Boy, Doaker, and Boy Charles
Wining Boy, Boy Charles, and Berniece
Where does the play take place?
Chicago, Illinois
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sunflower, Mississippi
In which decade does the play take place?
The 1890s
The 1930s
The 1950s
The 1970s
Who is Crawley?
Berniece's husband who passed away
Doaker and Wining Boy's brother
Berniece and Boy Willie's dad
The man who wants to marry Berniece
So far what has been your favorite part of the film?
