The Piano Lesson Study Guide

1. Where is the play located?

• Philadelphia
• Farrell
• Pittsburgh
• Scranton

2. Who wrote the epigram of the play?

• John Fahey
• Skip James
• Little Brother Montgomery
• Robert Johnson

3. What is the epigram from?

• A slave spiritual
• A blues song
• A poem
• A bible verse

4. When was The Piano Lesson first performed?

• 1982
• 1987
• 1994
• 1997

5. What role did Samuel L. Jackson play in the Yale Rep production?

• Doaker
• Boy Willie
• Wining Boy
• Lymon

6. What is the setting of the play?

• Doaker's living room and the truck
• Doaker's living room
• Doaker's house
• Doaker's house and the bar

7. What is distinctive about the piano?

• It is old
• It is carved
• It is backwards
• It is painted

8. At what time of day does the play start?

• Midday
• Dawn
• Dusk
• Midnight

9. What is Boy Willie's relationship to Doaker?

• Son
• Nephew
• Cousin
• Brother

10. What is Lymon's relationship to Boy Willie?

• Friend
• Nephew
• Cousin
• Brother