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

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

3. What is Godfrey waiting for in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) His wife's funeral.
(b) Ernestine's graduation.
(c) To ask questions to Father Divine.
(d) The New Day newspaper.

4. About what does Lily reminisce in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) Dancing with Papo.
(b) Her participation in the Communist Party in Harlem.
(c) Her youth in Pensacola.
(d) Her college days.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Ernestine and Ermina have sewn above the bosoms of their dresses?

4. When does Lily say she wore a white dress?

5. What accessory for Ernestine’s graduation dress do Lily and Gerte disagree about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Gerte say and do that indicates her naïveté about America?

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

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

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

10. What does Lily not like about Ernestine applying lace to her graduation dress?

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