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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 does Lily do to Godfrey in Act One, Scene 4?

2. Why does Lily tell Ernestine to open the window in Act One, Scene 3?

3. Who are the Crumps’ upstairs neighbors?

4. Who does Lily dance with in Act One, Scene 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ernestine express surprise that Lily is her mother’s sister?

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

4. Why is Godfrey horrified by Lily in Act one, Scene 4?

5. Why does Lily suggest she belongs to the Communist Party?

6. Why does Lily say she is unemployed?

7. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

8. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

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

10. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Crump family is grieving the death of their wife, sister, and mother, and different family members exhibit different coping mechanisms in their state of mourning. Write an essay examining the role that grief and loss play in the play.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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