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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, Scenes 3 and 4 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Godfrey have in his pocket?
(a) Money.
(b) A watch.
(c) Cookies.
(d) A gun.

2. Where did Lily buy her suit?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Albany.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

3. What is Ernestine doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Working on her graduation dress.
(b) Listening to the radio.
(c) Hemming her father's pants.
(d) Reading a magazine.

4. What does Godfrey take as a weapon in Act Two, Scene 3?
(a) Ernestine’s sewing scissors.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Gerte's knife.
(d) The radio.

5. What is Ernestine holding in her hand in the Epilogue?
(a) Her diploma.
(b) A cookie.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?

2. Why does Lily say she does not settle down?

3. Where does Ernestine say Godfrey works?

4. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?

5. What did Lily’s fellow church-goers think of her?

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