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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. What word does Ermina use that Gerte does not know in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Finicky.
(b) Picky.
(c) Persnickety.
(d) Dainty.

2. What does Ermina ask Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) If Gerte's hair is really blonde.
(b) If Gerte was a Nazi.
(c) If Gerte's immigration status is legal.
(d) If Gerte speaks English.

3. How does Godfrey introduce himself?
(a) As Godfrey Goodness.
(b) As Devout Mary.
(c) As Darling Angel.
(d) As Peace Angel.

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

5. What does Godfrey tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 6?
(a) Speak.
(b) Apologize.
(c) Turn off the radio.
(d) Leave the room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ernestine say Ermina will not go to the dance?

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

4. What is Ernestine working on in Act Two, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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