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

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

3. Where are Godfrey, Ernestine, and Ermina going in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) To the bakery.
(b) To the Peace Mission.
(c) To Albany.
(d) To Harlem.

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

5. What are Ermina and Ernestine wearing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Stockings.
(b) Suits.
(c) Their graduation dresses.
(d) White pinafores.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Godfrey say changed his life?

3. When does Ernestine say she saw her father fight?

4. Where are Father Divine’s headquarters?

5. Who does Lily dance with in Act One, Scene 4?

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