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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Smoking a cigarette.
(b) Straightening Ermina's hair.
(c) Dancing to music.
(d) Drinking.

2. What did Godfrey drink that got him really drunk?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) Beer.

3. Why does Ernestine say Godfrey moved the family?
(a) Because the cost of living was cheaper there.
(b) Because he wanted the girls to be closer to their Aunt Lily.
(c) Because he wanted to get as far away from Pensacola as possible.
(d) Because he thought Father Divine’s Peace Mission was in Brooklyn.

4. What is the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?
(a) The Financial Times.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The New Day.
(d) The New York Times.

5. Where is Godfrey from?
(a) Pensacola, Florida.
(b) Brooklyn, New York.
(c) Albany, New York.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lily say she has come to the Crump home?

2. What is Ernestine’s news that surprises Godfrey?

3. What does Ernestine say made her father wail?

4. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?

5. Why does Godfrey exit in Act One, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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