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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily indirectly ask Gerte to say in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Ma'am.
(b) Thank you.
(c) You're welcome.
(d) Please.

2. Who does Ernestine say told her to watch Ermina?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Gerte.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Lily.

3. About what does Lily reminisce in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) Her participation in the Communist Party in Harlem.
(b) Her youth in Pensacola.
(c) Dancing with Papo.
(d) Her college days.

4. 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.

5. How does Ernestine say she got the lace for her dress?
(a) She bought it at Woolworth's.
(b) Her mother gave it to her.
(c) Ermina stole it.
(d) Godfrey bought it for her.

6. Why does Gerte complain about the quantity of food in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) There are starving children in Europe.
(b) It doesn't taste good.
(c) She is not hungry.
(d) There is not enough.

7. Why is there a dressmaker’s dummy in the Crump living room?
(a) For Godfrey's pants.
(b) For Ernestine and Ermina's pinafores.
(c) For Lily's suit.
(d) For Ernestine’s graduation dress.

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

9. Why does Ermina’s leg shake in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Her leg hurts.
(b) She is scared.
(c) She doesn't like Gerte.
(d) She is nervous because she stole the lace.

10. Why does Ernestine not want to go to the movies with Gerte?
(a) Because her father will not let her.
(b) Because she does not like going to the movies.
(c) Because she does not like Gerte's taste in movies.
(d) Because the other children in school will gossip about it.

11. What does Gerte put into the bowl in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) The mail.
(b) The lace.
(c) The cabbage.
(d) Godfrey's notes.

12. What language does Ermina speak?
(a) Profanity.
(b) Communism.
(c) German.
(d) Slang.

13. In Act Two, Scene 2, how many invitations to the dance does Ermina say she has?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

14. Where do the Crump family sit at the Peace Mission?
(a) At a banquet table.
(b) On the stoop.
(c) In the pews.
(d) In the meeting hall.

15. Where did Gerte grow up?
(a) In a small town about 70 kilometers from Berlin.
(b) Berlin.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Pensacola.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what setting does Act One, Scene 5, open?

2. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?

3. Why does Gerte turn off the radio?

4. Why does Lily say it does not matter what she wears?

5. Who does Ernestine say would not like Godfrey and Gerte’s marriage?

(see the answer keys)

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