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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, Scenes 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of clothing is Lily missing in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Her suit.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her stockings.
(d) Her gloves.

2. In what time does the opening of the play take place?
(a) Winter, 1980.
(b) Fall, 1950.
(c) Summer, 1970.
(d) Spring, 1960.

3. What does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?
(a) Charlie Parker’s “Salt Peanuts.”
(b) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) The mambo.

4. What does Ernestine call Gerte that offends Gerte?
(a) Ma'am.
(b) Gerte.
(c) Mrs. Crump.
(d) Nazi.

5. When does Ernestine say she saw her father fight?
(a) When he got drunk.
(b) When he joined the Peace Movement.
(c) When he went to work.
(d) When his wife died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lily say she hates?

2. To what setting does the scene shift at the beginning of Act One, Scene 5?

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

4. Where are Godfrey, Ernestine, and Ermina going in Act One, Scene 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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