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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 does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) Charlie Parker’s “Salt Peanuts.”
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) The mambo.

2. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?
(a) She is afraid someone will steal them.
(b) She just arrived from the airport.
(c) They are too heavy for her.
(d) She is moving in with the Crumps.

3. What is Ernestine’s news that surprises Godfrey?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She is graduating from high school.
(c) She is going to college.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. Why does Ernestine say everything is perfect in the movies?
(a) The actors are white.
(b) The actors are Black.
(c) Because of the filmmakers' technical skill.
(d) Because she sees only perfect movies.

5. What item of clothing is Lily missing in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Her suit.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her stockings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily do that makes Godfrey feel uncomfortable in Act One, Scene 2?

2. What is Ernestine worried her hair will smell like in Act One, Scene 3?

3. On what setting does Act One, Scene 6, open?

4. Why does Godfrey say Lily is being disrespectful to Sandra’s memory?

5. What is the name of the dance Lily danced in Act One, Scene 4?

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