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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What does Gerte offer Ernestine in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A drink.
(d) A cigarette.

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

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

7. To whom does Godfrey introduce Ernestine and Ermina in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Father Divine.
(b) Gerte.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Lily.

8. What word does Ermina use that Gerte does not know in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Persnickety.
(b) Finicky.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Picky.

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

10. What does Ernestine imagine Gerte does in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) Kiss Godfrey.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Dance and sing.
(d) Get drunk.

11. What does Lily sell at a pawn shop?
(a) Her watch and earrings.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Her stockings.

12. On what setting does Act One, Scene 5, open?
(a) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(b) The subway.
(c) The Crump living room.
(d) The Crump kitchen.

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

14. What does Gerte offer Lily in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Soda.

15. What does Lily offer Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what setting does Act Two, Scene 2, open?

2. What do Ernestine and Ermina have sewn above the bosoms of their dresses?

3. What does Ernestine say she has worked hard on?

4. What does Ernestine do to the dress in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. Who is the jazz musician Gerte heard in Berlin?

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