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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 regret not listening to the radio in Act One?
(a) She will miss her favorite shows.
(b) She will not be abreast of current events.
(c) She will not know all the latest songs.
(d) She and Ermina will not have anything to talk about at school.

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

3. What does Godfrey repeatedly tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Straighten their hair.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Turn off the radio.
(d) Apologize.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?

2. What is the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?

3. Why does Ernestine say Godfrey moved the family?

4. What did Lily promise her mother?

5. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?

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