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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the dance Lily danced in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) The Merengue.
(b) The Cha-cha.
(c) The Salsa.
(d) The Mambo.

4. What does Lily tell the girls not the share with their father in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Her dating advice.
(b) Her love of dancing.
(c) Her Communist tendencies.
(d) Her religious beliefs.

5. What does Ernestine bring Lily to eat upon Lily's arrival in Act One?
(a) Mutton with mint.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Lemon tarts.

6. What is Father Divine’s nickname for Ernestine?
(a) Godfrey Goodness.
(b) Goodness Angel.
(c) Devout Mary.
(d) Darling Angel.

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

8. Who does Lily say she hates?
(a) Father Divine.
(b) Ernestine.
(c) Ermina.
(d) Godfrey.

9. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Money.
(c) A watch.
(d) A gun.

10. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Father Divine.
(c) Ermina.
(d) Ernestine.

11. Who does Lily say Ermina looks like?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Lily.
(d) Ernestine.

12. What is the race of Father Divine’s wife?
(a) Latinx.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.

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

14. What does Father Divine call Godfrey?
(a) Darling Angel.
(b) Devout Mary.
(c) Peace Angel.
(d) Goodness Angel.

15. What does Godfrey want Ernestine to do at school?
(a) Apologize.
(b) Get in a fight.
(c) Graduate.
(d) Clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godfrey write down in Act One, Scene 2?

2. What does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?

3. Who are the Crumps’ upstairs neighbors?

4. What does Father Divine say is a “creation of the ignorant to punish those who are in touch with God” (12)?

5. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?

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