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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. Where does Ernestine say Godfrey works?

2. What is the name of the Crump family’s dead mother?

3. What is the setting of Act One, Scene 3?

4. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?

5. What does Godfrey write down in Act One, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ernestine imagine her apology to the school?

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

3. Why does Lily say she never married?

4. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

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

6. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

7. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

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

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

10. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Following the death of a family member, different characters employ different coping mechanisms – ranging from politics and religion to alcohol and entertainment – to self-medicate their grief. Write an essay examining the role that escapism plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

When their mother dies, sisters Ernestine and Ermina are left without a primary role model at a critical stage in their development. In part, their aunt Lily justifies her presence in their household as her responsibility to fill the void left by Sandra. Write an essay examining the influence Lily has on her nieces.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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