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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lily invite Godfrey in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Albany.

2. What is the name of the newspaper Godfrey is expecting?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The New Day.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Financial Times.

3. How did Ermina respond to teasing from the other kids at school?
(a) She became depressed.
(b) She became promiscuous.
(c) She got in a fight.
(d) She started drinking.

4. Where is Godfrey from?
(a) Pensacola, Florida.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Albany, New York.

5. What does Godfrey repeatedly tell Ernestine and Ermina to do in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) Straighten their hair.
(b) Apologize.
(c) Leave the room.
(d) Turn off the radio.

6. What does Father Divine say is a “creation of the ignorant to punish those who are in touch with God” (12)?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Segregation.

7. Why does Ermina howl in pain in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Her leg hurts.
(b) She is having a baby.
(c) Lily is straightening her hair.
(d) She is grieving her mother.

8. Where does Ernestine say Godfrey works?
(a) A factory.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A mechanic's.

9. What does Ernestine bring Lily to eat upon Lily's arrival in Act One?
(a) Mutton with mint.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Lemon tarts.

10. Why does Lily ask Godfrey to get her bags?
(a) She just arrived from the airport.
(b) They are too heavy for her.
(c) She is moving in with the Crumps.
(d) She is afraid someone will steal them.

11. Why does Godfrey tell Ermina to turn off the radio?
(a) He does not like the music.
(b) He does not want to waste electricity.
(c) He finds the news disturbing.
(d) He does not allow the radio on Sunday.

12. Why does Godfrey exit in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) To get Lily’s bags.
(b) He has to go to the bathroom.
(c) To get the door.
(d) He is angry.

13. Who does Lily say killed Sandra?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Ernestine.
(c) Ermina.
(d) Father Divine.

14. What is Ernestine’s news that surprises Godfrey?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She is going to college.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is graduating from high school.

15. What does Father Divine call Godfrey?
(a) Peace Angel.
(b) Darling Angel.
(c) Goodness Angel.
(d) Devout Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lily say Ermina looks like?

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

3. Why does Ernestine regret not listening to the radio in Act One?

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

5. Why does Ernestine say Godfrey moved the family?

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