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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lily tell the girls not the share with their father in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Her religious beliefs.
(b) Her dating advice.
(c) Her Communist tendencies.
(d) Her love of dancing.

4. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

5. What does Lily say she prefers to the national anthem?
(a) The mambo.
(b) Charlie Parker’s “Salt Peanuts.”
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Godfrey blame for Ernestine’s trouble at school?

2. Why does Godfrey exit in Act One, Scene 2?

3. In Act One, Scene 2, where does Ernestine say Aunt Lily has been?

4. Why does Ernestine say Godfrey moved the family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

2. What does Godfrey not like about the neighbors’ radio?

3. Why does Lily say she never married?

4. Why does Ernestine express surprise that Lily is her mother’s sister?

5. Why does Lily say she likes to dress well?

6. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

7. Why is Godfrey horrified by Lily in Act one, Scene 4?

8. Why does Lily suggest she belongs to the Communist Party?

9. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

10. What is Lily’s behavior like at the beginning of Act One, Scene 4?

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