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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. Why does Godfrey tell Ermina to turn off the radio?

2. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?

3. What does Lily say is not good for the cold weather?

4. What is the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lily describe white women’s physical appearance?

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

3. Why does Lily say she never married?

4. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

5. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

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

7. What is Lily’s behavior like at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?

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

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

10. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the death of their mother, Ernestine and Ermina as left without a key authority figure at a critical time in their development, and both Lily and Gerte strive to step into the void left by Sandra, while the father struggles to manage as a single parent of two girls at a crucial stage. Write an essay examining the role that parenting plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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