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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. What is the name of the dance Lily danced in Act One, Scene 4?
(a) The Mambo.
(b) The Salsa.
(c) The Merengue.
(d) The Cha-cha.

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

3. Why does Ernestine regret not listening to the radio in Act One?
(a) She and Ermina will not have anything to talk about at school.
(b) She will miss her favorite shows.
(c) She will not know all the latest songs.
(d) She will not be abreast of current events.

4. On what setting does Act One, Scene 4, open?
(a) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(b) The Crump kitchen.
(c) The Crump living room.
(d) The subway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lily dance with in Act One, Scene 4?

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

3. What did Lily promise her mother?

4. What does Lily say is not good for the cold weather?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Godfrey experiencing problems at work?

2. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

3. What is Godfrey and Lily’s conflict about drinking?

4. Why does Lily say she never married?

5. What does Godfrey not like about Ernestine and Ermina visiting the Levys?

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

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

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

9. How does Lily describe white women’s physical appearance?

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

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