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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Godfrey offer Gerte on the subway?
(a) Coffee.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A drink.
(d) Cookies.

3. How much money does the mailman ask for in order to deliver the mail in the mornings?
(a) $25.
(b) $2.
(c) $1.
(d) $10.

4. What do Ernestine and Ermina have sewn above the bosoms of their dresses?
(a) Lace.
(b) The letter V.
(c) Godfrey's notes.
(d) Their mother's picture.

5. What does Godfrey take as a weapon in Act Two, Scene 3?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) Ernestine’s sewing scissors.
(c) The radio.
(d) Gerte's knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ernestine not want to go to the movies with Gerte?

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

3. Why does Ernestine say Ermina will not go to the dance?

4. Why does Ernestine say everything is perfect in the movies?

5. What does Lily ask for upon arriving in Act One, Scene 2?

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