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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. Who does Lily say Ermina looks like?

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

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

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

5. Where is Godfrey from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lily say she is unemployed?

3. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

4. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

5. What does Godfrey not like about the neighbors’ radio?

6. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

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

8. Why does Godfrey pass the letter from Father Divine to Ernestine?

9. Why do Ernestine and Godfrey say they are not going out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The teenage Crump family girls are at a critical stage in their development without a primary role model, and Lily overtly expresses sexual attraction for both Godfrey and other men. Write an essay examining the role sex and sexuality play in the play.

Essay Topic 2

The introduction of Gerte, a white German woman, into the Crump household is not a smooth transition – above all for Lily. The conflict between Lily and Gerte becomes particularly heated when the subject of race becomes an issue. Write an essay examining the conflict between Lily and Gerte.

Essay Topic 3

Although an important character, Father Divine remains enigmatic in that he never actually appears as a living character in the play. All the same, Father Divine’s influence is felt as Godfrey takes to his teachings with fanaticism. Write an essay examining the role of Father Divine as an invisible character.

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