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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?
(a) They are too heavy for her.
(b) She is afraid someone will steal them.
(c) She just arrived from the airport.
(d) She is moving in with the Crumps.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What movie star does Lily compare Ernestine to?
(a) Bette Davis.
(b) Marlene Dietrich.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

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

9. What is Godfrey doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?
(a) Shining his shoes.
(b) Hemming his pants.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Taking notes.

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

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

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

13. What is Ernestine’s news that surprises Godfrey?
(a) She is graduating from high school.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is going to college.
(d) She is getting married.

14. Why does Lily say she has come to the Crump home?
(a) She promised her mother she would take care of the girls.
(b) She missed the girls.
(c) She was passing through the neighborhood.
(d) God told her to visit them.

15. Where does Ernestine say Godfrey works?
(a) A mechanic's.
(b) A factory.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godfrey want Ernestine to do at school?

2. What item of clothing is Lily missing in Act One, Scene 4?

3. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?

4. What does Godfrey say changed his life?

5. Why does Ernestine say everything is perfect in the movies?

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