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

2. To whom does Godfrey introduce Ernestine and Ermina in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Father Divine.
(b) Lily.
(c) Gerte.
(d) Sandra.

3. On what setting does Act One, Scene 5, open?
(a) The Crump kitchen.
(b) The subway.
(c) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(d) The Crump living room.

4. What does Gerte offer Ernestine in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Cookies.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Her hand.
(d) A drink.

5. What does Godfrey offer Gerte on the subway?
(a) Coffee.
(b) A drink.
(c) Cookies.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Godfrey invite Gerte in Act One, Scene 5?

2. Why does Ernestine not want to go to the movies with Gerte?

3. On what does Gerte congratulate Ernestine in Act One, Scene 6?

4. On what setting does Act One, Scene 6, open?

5. On what setting does Act Two, Scene 2, open?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ernestine describe the Crump family’s routine?

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

4. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on race?

5. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?

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

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

8. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on Godfrey?

9. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

10. What is the relationship between Gerte and Ernestine like?

(see the answer keys)

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