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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 did Lily promise her mother?
(a) That she would join the Communist Party.
(b) That she would visit Sandra's grave.
(c) That she would take care of Ernestine and Ermina.
(d) That she would speak at a conference in Albany.

2. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Dancing to music.
(b) Smoking a cigarette.
(c) Straightening Ermina's hair.
(d) Drinking.

3. Where did Lily buy her suit?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Albany.

4. What is the setting of Act One, Scene 3?
(a) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(b) The Crump living room.
(c) The Crump kitchen.
(d) The subway.

5. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?

2. Where is Godfrey from?

3. How did Ermina respond to teasing from the other kids at school?

4. Who does Lily say Ermina looks like?

5. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?

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