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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. On what setting does Act One, Scene 6, open?
(a) The Crump living room.
(b) The Crump kitchen.
(c) The subway.
(d) The stoop outside the Crump home.

2. How long does Godfrey have to wait to see Father Divine again?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

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

4. Why does Gerte turn off the radio?
(a) She does not like the news.
(b) She does not like the music.
(c) Godfrey does not allow the radio on on Sunday.
(d) It is bothering the neighbors.

5. What does Lily put on in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) Her stockings.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Her hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, Scene 2, how many invitations to the dance does Ermina say she has?

2. About what does Lily reminisce in Act Two, Scene 1?

3. To whom does Godfrey introduce Ernestine and Ermina in Act One, Scene 6?

4. What does Lily ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. What is Godfrey waiting for in Act Two, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lily’s views on race and fashion?

2. What are Lily’s views on African traditions?

3. What comparisons does Ernestine make between the food and religious belief?

4. How does Gerte respond when Ermina asks her if she was a Nazi?

5. What effect does Ernestine say Gerte has on Ermina?

6. Why does Lily handle the flooding in the yard alone?

7. What does Gerte say and do that indicates that she is a fear-based person?

8. What does Gerte say and do to indicate she is trying to fit in when she meets Ermina and Ernestine?

9. How did Gerte’s upbringing affect her views on race?

10. How does Ermina describe the teasing from the other girls about Gerte?

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