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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, Scenes 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Ernestine’s school call her father?
(a) Ernestine wrote a paper on Black workers in the United States.
(b) Ernestine got in a fight.
(c) Ernestine brought a gun to school.
(d) Ernestine joined the Communist Party.

3. What word does Lily like to say?
(a) Y'all.
(b) Peace.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Persnickety.

4. What is Ernestine worried her hair will smell like in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Food.
(c) Incense.
(d) Smoke.

5. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Father Divine.
(c) Ernestine.
(d) Ermina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily tell the girls not the share with their father in Act One, Scene 3?

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

3. Where does Ernestine say Godfrey works?

4. What is Lily’s political affiliation?

5. What does Lily call the man she danced with in Act One, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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