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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lily promise her mother?

2. Why does Ermina howl in pain in Act One, Scene 3?

3. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?

4. What did Godfrey drink that got him really drunk?

5. Where does Ernestine say her family moved to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

2. How does Ernestine say the other children in school treat her and her sister Ermina and why?

3. Why does Lily say she never married?

4. Why does Father Divine give the Crump family nicknames?

5. What does Godfrey not like about Ernestine and Ermina visiting the Levys?

6. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

7. How does the death of their mother affect the family before the move to New York?

8. What is Lily “Sister” Ann Green’s appearance like?

9. What does Lily say and do to flirt with Godfrey?

10. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many plays use a third-person omniscient character or chorus as narrator. The character of Ernestine is the only character in the play who breaks the third wall and directly addresses the audience with repeated asides. Write an essay examining the role of Ernestine as the play’s narrator.

Essay Topic 2

Following the death of his wife Sandra, Godfrey is in state of mourning and has a variety of responses to cope with his grief. At the same time, it is revealed later in the play that he also suffers from rage. Write an essay examining the emotional nature of the character of Godfrey.

Essay Topic 3

Race is brought to the forefront when the father of a Black family brings home a white woman as his new wife. Write an essay examining the role that race plays in the play.

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