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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 is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?

2. Who does Godfrey blame for Ernestine’s trouble at school?

3. What does Father Divine call Godfrey?

4. What is Ernestine worried her hair will smell like in Act One, Scene 3?

5. Who does Lily say Ermina looks like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

5. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

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

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

8. Why does Lily say she likes to dress well?

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

10. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

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 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

After the death of Sandra, the remaining members of the Crump family are left with only memories of their wife, sister, and mother, and Godfrey has adopted an obsessive habit of note taking to help him remember his thoughts. Write an essay examining the role that memory plays in the play.

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