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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 he went to work.
(b) When he got drunk.
(c) When he joined the Peace Movement.
(d) When his wife died.

2. What does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?
(a) Charlie Parker’s “Salt Peanuts.”
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) The mambo.

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

4. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?
(a) Money.
(b) A watch.
(c) A gun.
(d) Cookies.

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

6. Why does Godfrey tell Ermina to turn off the radio?
(a) He does not allow the radio on Sunday.
(b) He does not want to waste electricity.
(c) He does not like the music.
(d) He finds the news disturbing.

7. What does Godfrey want Ernestine to do at school?
(a) Get in a fight.
(b) Graduate.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Clean.

8. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Straightening Ermina's hair.
(b) Dancing to music.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Smoking a cigarette.

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

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

11. What does Lily tease Ernestine about in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Her love of the movies.
(b) Her graduation dress.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Her developing body.

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

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

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

15. What does Lily call the man she danced with in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Pierre Broussard.
(b) Papo.
(c) Father Divine.
(d) Mambo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Godfrey from?

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

4. What is the setting of Act One, Scene 3?

5. What do Ernestine and Ermina say the V stands for?

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