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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ernestine say Ermina will not go to the dance?
(a) No one will ask her.
(b) She will get sick.
(c) Godfrey will not let her.
(d) The dance will be cancelled.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. What do Ernestine and Ermina have sewn above the bosoms of their dresses?
(a) Lace.
(b) Their mother's picture.
(c) Godfrey's notes.
(d) The letter V.

14. What is Ernestine carrying at the beginning of Act One, Scene 5?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Her graduation dress.
(c) The New Day.
(d) A pair of boots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godfrey tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 6?

2. What does Lily offer Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?

3. What language does Ermina speak?

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

5. In Act Two, Scene 2, what does Ernestine say she likes to do?

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