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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is Godfrey from?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) Pensacola, Florida.

8. How did Ermina respond to teasing from the other kids at school?
(a) She became promiscuous.
(b) She became depressed.
(c) She got in a fight.
(d) She started drinking.

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

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

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

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

13. Why does Lily tell Ernestine to open the window in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) To air out the smells from cooking.
(b) To air out the smoke from the hot comb.
(c) To let the light in.
(d) To say hello to the neighbors.

14. Who are the Crumps’ upstairs neighbors?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Aunt Lily.
(c) The Levys.
(d) Father Divine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ermina howl in pain in Act One, Scene 3?

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

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

5. What does Lily tease Ernestine about in Act One, Scene 2?

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