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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 Godfrey waiting for in Act Two, Scene 1?

2. Why does Ermina’s leg shake in Act Two, Scene 2?

3. Why does Ernestine not want to go to the movies with Gerte?

4. What does Godfrey tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 6?

5. Why does Father Divine not attend the event in Act Two, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on Godfrey?

2. What is the relationship between Gerte and Ernestine like?

3. How does Ernestine describe the Crump family’s routine?

4. What does Gerte say and do that indicates her naïveté about America?

5. What does Gerte say and do to indicate she is trying to fit in when she meets Ermina and Ernestine?

6. What are Lily’s views on race and fashion?

7. What effect does Ernestine say Gerte has on Ermina?

8. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?

9. How does Gerte respond when Ermina asks her if she was a Nazi?

10. How did Gerte’s upbringing affect her views on race?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lily not only drinks but also influences both Gerte and Ernestine to do so, and information is revealed about Godfrey’s past experiences with alcohol despite his present prohibition against it. Write an essay examining the role alcohol and alcoholism play in the play.

Essay Topic 2

One of the central characters, Ernestine, has an obsession with Hollywood and movies and regularly blurs the lines between fantasy and reality with imagined asides. Write an essay examining the role that arts and entertainment play in the play.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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