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

2. Who does Lily dance with in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Ermina.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Mrs. Levy.

3. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Dancing to music.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Straightening Ermina's hair.
(d) Smoking a cigarette.

4. What does Father Divine say is a “creation of the ignorant to punish those who are in touch with God” (12)?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Segregation.

5. What are Ermina and Ernestine wearing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Their graduation dresses.
(b) Suits.
(c) Stockings.
(d) White pinafores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godfrey repeatedly tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 4?

2. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?

3. Why does Godfrey say Lily is being disrespectful to Sandra’s memory?

4. What is the name of the Crump family’s dead mother?

5. What does Ernestine say made her father wail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily say she is unemployed?

2. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

3. Why does Godfrey pass the letter from Father Divine to Ernestine?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

9. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

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

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