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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. Why does Ernestine say everything is perfect in the movies?
(a) The actors are white.
(b) Because she sees only perfect movies.
(c) Because of the filmmakers' technical skill.
(d) The actors are Black.

2. What does Lily tease Ernestine about in Act One, Scene 2?
(a) Her love of the movies.
(b) Her mother's death.
(c) Her graduation dress.
(d) Her developing body.

3. What is Ernestine worried her hair will smell like in Act One, Scene 3?
(a) Food.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Incense.

4. How much money does the mailman ask for in order to deliver the mail in the mornings?
(a) $25.
(b) $1.
(c) $2.
(d) $10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Godfrey doing at the beginning of Act One, Scene 1?

2. What is the race of Father Divine’s wife?

3. Why does Lily say she has come to the Crump home?

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

5. What do Ernestine and Ermina say the V stands for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lily “Sister” Ann Green’s appearance like?

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

3. How does the death of their mother affect the family before the move to New York?

4. Why does Father Divine give the Crump family nicknames?

5. Why do Ernestine and Godfrey say they are not going out?

6. How does Ernestine say the other children in school treat her and her sister Ermina and why?

7. What does Lily say and do to flirt with Godfrey?

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

9. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

10. Why does Lily accuse Godfrey of jealousy?

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