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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 are Godfrey, Ernestine, and Ermina going in Act One, Scene 4?

2. Where are Father Divine’s headquarters?

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

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

5. What is Lily’s relationship to the Crump family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

2. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

3. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Lily say she never married?

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

10. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Gerte is unique as the play’s only white character. She is also distinct in that, because of her background, she does not share the history of race relations that the other characters do. Write an essay examining Gerte as the only white character 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

One of the central characters, Lily, overtly expresses a political affiliation with the Communist Party, influencing at least one of her nieces, much to her father’s chagrin. Write an essay examining the role that politics plays in the play.

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