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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 the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Financial Times.
(d) The New Day.

2. Why does Ernestine regret not listening to the radio in Act One?
(a) She will miss her favorite shows.
(b) She and Ermina will not have anything to talk about at school.
(c) She will not be abreast of current events.
(d) She will not know all the latest songs.

3. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?
(a) She is nervous.
(b) She has a medical condition.
(c) She has to go to the bathroom.
(d) She is scared.

4. What does Father Divine call Godfrey?
(a) Darling Angel.
(b) Devout Mary.
(c) Goodness Angel.
(d) Peace Angel.

5. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?
(a) Hemming her father’s pants.
(b) Sewing her gradutation dress.
(c) Dancing to music.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily’s political affiliation?

2. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?

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

4. What does Godfrey say changed his life?

5. What are Ermina and Ernestine wearing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Lily say she never married?

5. Why do Ernestine and Godfrey say they are not going out?

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

7. Why does Lily say she likes to dress well?

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

9. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

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

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