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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ernestine and Ermina say the V stands for?
(a) Verity, Veracity, and Verisimilitude.
(b) Virtue, Victory, and Virginity.
(c) Vanity, Vice, and Venality.
(d) Verdant, Voracious, and Vociferous.

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

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

4. What does Lily do to Godfrey in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Dances with him.
(b) Slaps him.
(c) Turns on the radio.
(d) Kisses him.

5. Why does Ernestine say Godfrey moved the family?
(a) Because he wanted to get as far away from Pensacola as possible.
(b) Because the cost of living was cheaper there.
(c) Because he wanted the girls to be closer to their Aunt Lily.
(d) Because he thought Father Divine’s Peace Mission was in Brooklyn.

6. What does Father Divine say is a “creation of the ignorant to punish those who are in touch with God” (12)?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communism.

7. Why did Ernestine’s school call her father?
(a) Ernestine got in a fight.
(b) Ernestine wrote a paper on Black workers in the United States.
(c) Ernestine brought a gun to school.
(d) Ernestine joined the Communist Party.

8. On what setting does Act One, Scene 4, open?
(a) The Crump living room.
(b) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(c) The subway.
(d) The Crump kitchen.

9. Where are Father Divine’s headquarters?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Albany.
(d) Brooklyn.

10. What is the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The New Day.
(c) The Financial Times.
(d) The New York Times.

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

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

13. Why does Godfrey exit in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) He is angry.
(b) To get the door.
(c) He has to go to the bathroom.
(d) To get Lily’s bags.

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

15. In Act One, Scene 2, where does Ernestine say Aunt Lily has been?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Albany.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?

2. What is Lily’s political affiliation?

3. What does Lily ask for upon arriving in Act One, Scene 2?

4. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

5. What is Ernestine worried her hair will smell like in Act One, Scene 3?

(see the answer keys)

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