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

2. Who are the Crumps’ upstairs neighbors?
(a) Father Divine.
(b) The Levys.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Aunt Lily.

3. Why does Godfrey tell Ermina to turn off the radio?
(a) He does not want to waste electricity.
(b) He does not allow the radio on Sunday.
(c) He does not like the music.
(d) He finds the news disturbing.

4. What movie star does Lily compare Ernestine to?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Bette Davis.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Marlene Dietrich.

5. What does Godfrey say changed his life?
(a) Moving to Brooklyn.
(b) Working at a bakery.
(c) His wife's death.
(d) Father Divine’s Peace Mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lily invite Godfrey in Act One, Scene 3?

2. What does Ernestine say made her father wail?

3. Where does Ernestine say her family moved to?

4. Where did Lily buy her suit?

5. What does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

3. What does Lily say and do to flirt with Godfrey?

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

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

6. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

7. How does Lily describe white women’s physical appearance?

8. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

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

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

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