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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Father Divine’s nickname for Ermina?
(a) Goodness Angel.
(b) Darling Angel.
(c) Devout Mary.
(d) Godfrey Goodness.

2. Why does Lily say she has come to the Crump home?
(a) She promised her mother she would take care of the girls.
(b) She was passing through the neighborhood.
(c) God told her to visit them.
(d) She missed the girls.

3. What does Ernestine say made her father wail?
(a) Pain.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Death.
(d) Evil.

4. Who does Godfrey blame for Ernestine’s trouble at school?
(a) Ermina.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Mrs. Levy.
(d) Lily.

5. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?
(a) She is afraid someone will steal them.
(b) They are too heavy for her.
(c) She just arrived from the airport.
(d) She is moving in with the Crumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of New York does Ernestine say the family moved to?

2. What did Godfrey drink that got him really drunk?

3. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?

4. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?

5. When does Ernestine say she saw her father fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Godfrey not like about Ernestine and Ermina visiting the Levys?

2. Why does Father Divine give the Crump family nicknames?

3. What does Godfrey not like about the neighbors’ radio?

4. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

5. Why does Lily suggest she belongs to the Communist Party?

6. What is Lily “Sister” Ann Green’s appearance like?

7. What is Lily’s behavior like at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?

8. How does Ernestine imagine her apology to the school?

9. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

10. What is Godfrey and Lily’s conflict about drinking?

(see the answer keys)

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