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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 Ernestine say Lily cares about?

2. What is Godfrey waiting for in Act Two, Scene 1?

3. On what setting does Act One, Scene 5, open?

4. Who is the jazz musician Gerte heard in Berlin?

5. In Act Two, Scene 2, how many invitations to the dance does Ermina say she has?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

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

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

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

7. What comparisons does Ernestine make between the food and religious belief?

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

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

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

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

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

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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