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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Lily say her suit is in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) At the cleaners.
(b) At a pawn shop.
(c) At Woolworth's.
(d) On Fifth Avenue.

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

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

8. What food is Gerte preparing in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Strudel.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Schnitzel.
(d) Cabbage.

9. What does Lily ask for from Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Water.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Whiskey.

10. What accessory for Ernestine’s graduation dress do Lily and Gerte disagree about?
(a) The stockings.
(b) The gloves.
(c) The hat.
(d) Lace.

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

12. 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 was a Nazi.
(d) If Gerte's immigration status is legal.

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

14. 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.

15. In Act Two, Scene 2, what does Ernestine say she likes to do?
(a) Shine her shoes.
(b) Work on her graduation dress.
(c) Hem her father's pants.
(d) Go to the movies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ernestine imagine Gerte does in Act Two, Scene 1?

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

4. How does Ernestine say she got the lace for her dress?

5. What does Lily put on in Act Two, Scene 1?

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