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

3. Where does Lily invite Godfrey in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Albany.
(d) Harlem.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. What is Lily’s relationship to the Crump family?
(a) She is the grandmother.
(b) She is the oldest child.
(c) She is Godfrey's ex-wife.
(d) She is the sister of the dead mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lily say she has come to the Crump home?

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

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

4. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?

5. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

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