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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 does Gerte offer Lily in Act Two, Scene 2?

2. What does Gerte ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?

3. Where did Gerte grow up?

4. What does Ermina ask Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. What accessory for Ernestine’s graduation dress do Lily and Gerte disagree about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ermina describe the teasing from the other girls about Gerte?

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

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

4. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on race?

5. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?

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

7. What does Gerte say and do that indicates that she is a fear-based person?

8. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

9. What are Lily’s views on African traditions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Race is brought to the forefront when the father of a Black family brings home a white woman as his new wife. Write an essay examining the role that race plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

One of the central characters, Godfrey, turns to fanatical religious belief during his period of mourning the loss of his wife, influencing the members of his family with his newfound religious fervor. Write an essay examining the role that faith and spirituality play in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Revolution is part of Lily’s Communist ideology, and the plot is marked by several dramatic changes. All the same, several characters develop over time – above all Ernestine and Ermina, who are at a critical stage in their development. Write an essay examining the ways Ernestine and Ermina ultimately defy their father as the play’s real revolutionaries.

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