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

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

3. In Act Two, Scene 2, what does Ernestine say she likes to do?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Shine her shoes.
(c) Work on her graduation dress.
(d) Hem her father's pants.

4. Why does Father Divine not attend the event in Act Two, Scene 1?
(a) He got a flat tire.
(b) He wasn't supposed to.
(c) He had a conflict.
(d) He changed his mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lily say it does not matter what she wears?

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

3. Who does Ernestine say told her to watch Ermina?

4. What does Gerte put into the bowl in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. What does Godfrey offer Gerte on the subway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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