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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Godfrey drink that got him really drunk?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) Whiskey.

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

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

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

6. How much money does the mailman ask for in order to deliver the mail in the mornings?
(a) $2.
(b) $10.
(c) $1.
(d) $25.

7. What word does Lily like to say?
(a) Y'all.
(b) Persnickety.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Peace.

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

9. What is Lily’s political affiliation?
(a) The Green Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

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

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

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

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

14. Who does Lily dance with in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Mrs. Levy.
(b) Ermina.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Ernestine.

15. What is the name of the Crump family’s dead mother?
(a) Mrs. Levy.
(b) Lily.
(c) Father Divine.
(d) Sandra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Act One, Scene 2, where does Ernestine say Aunt Lily has been?

3. Why did Ernestine’s school call her father?

4. What is Father Divine’s nickname for Godfrey?

5. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?

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