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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lily do that makes Godfrey feel uncomfortable in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Shakes his hand.
(b) Kisses him.
(c) Pats him.
(d) Hugs him.

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

4. What does Ernestine say made her father wail?
(a) Pain.
(b) Evil.
(c) Death.
(d) Suffering.

5. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?
(a) Dancing to music.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Hemming her father’s pants.
(d) Sewing her gradutation dress.

6. Where does Ernestine say her family moved to?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Albany.

7. Why does Ermina howl in pain in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Her leg hurts.
(b) Lily is straightening her hair.
(c) She is grieving her mother.
(d) She is having a baby.

8. Why does Godfrey say Lily is being disrespectful to Sandra’s memory?
(a) Lily insults Sandra's picture.
(b) Lily says Ermina looks like Sandra.
(c) Lily mentions raising Sandra from the dead.
(d) Lily insults Ernestine and Ermina's dresses, which were made by Sandra.

9. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?
(a) She has a medical condition.
(b) She has to go to the bathroom.
(c) She is nervous.
(d) She is scared.

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

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

12. What does Godfrey write down in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) His journal.
(b) A shopping list.
(c) Notes for a class he is taking.
(d) Questions he wants to ask Father Divine.

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

14. Who does Godfrey blame for Ernestine’s trouble at school?
(a) Lily.
(b) Ermina.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Mrs. Levy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?

3. What does Lily do to Godfrey in Act One, Scene 4?

4. What is Lily’s profession?

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

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