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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what setting does Act Two, Scene 2, open?
(a) The Crump living room.
(b) The Crump kitchen.
(c) The subway.
(d) Brower Park.

2. What does Ernestine call Gerte that offends Gerte?
(a) Gerte.
(b) Mrs. Crump.
(c) Nazi.
(d) Ma'am.

3. Who does Ernestine say would not like Godfrey and Gerte’s marriage?
(a) Lily and Sandra's mother.
(b) Lily.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Father Divine.

4. What does Godfrey tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Apologize.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Speak.
(d) Turn off the radio.

5. What does Godfrey offer Gerte on the subway?
(a) A drink.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cookies.

6. Why are Ernestine and Ermina shocked by Gerte?
(a) Gerte does not speak English.
(b) Gerte is white.
(c) Gerte is German.
(d) Gerte is obese.

7. What does Ernestine do to the dress in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Finishes it.
(b) Tries it on.
(c) Rips the lace off it.
(d) Knocks it over.

8. Who is the jazz musician Gerte heard in Berlin?
(a) Mambo.
(b) Father Divine.
(c) Papo.
(d) Pierre Broussard.

9. What does Ermina ask Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) If Gerte's hair is really blonde.
(b) If Gerte speaks English.
(c) If Gerte's immigration status is legal.
(d) If Gerte was a Nazi.

10. Why does Father Divine not attend the event in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) He changed his mind.
(b) He wasn't supposed to.
(c) He had a conflict.
(d) He got a flat tire.

11. What does Gerte ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A drink.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A soda.

12. Why does Lily say it does not matter what she wears?
(a) Because other people have no fashion sense.
(b) Because people see only her skin color.
(c) Because she is naturally beautiful.
(d) Because all her clothes are the same.

13. How long is Godfrey missing from the house in Act One, Scene 5?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

14. What does Lily ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) Whiskey.

15. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?
(a) Godfrey and Gerte met on the subway.
(b) Lightning struck outside the Crump home.
(c) Workers cut up a 300-year-old oak tree that fell on the telephone line.
(d) The yard flooded.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, Scene 2, how many invitations to the dance does Ermina say she has?

2. What food is Gerte preparing in Act Two, Scene 2?

3. Why is there a dressmaker’s dummy in the Crump living room?

4. What does Gerte put into the bowl in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. What does Lily indirectly ask Gerte to say in Act Two, Scene 2?

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