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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 Lily say she has come to the Crump home?

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

3. What does Lily tease Ernestine about in Act One, Scene 2?

4. What is Lily doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

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

3. Why does Lily say she is unemployed?

4. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

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

6. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

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

8. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

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

10. Why does Lily say she never married?

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 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 3

The Crumps are a working-class family, but both Lily and Ernestine express aspirations beyond their class. Write an essay examining the role that class plays in the play.

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