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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 not want to go to the movies with Gerte?
(a) Because she does not like going to the movies.
(b) Because she does not like Gerte's taste in movies.
(c) Because the other children in school will gossip about it.
(d) Because her father will not let her.

2. On what setting does Act One, Scene 6, open?
(a) The subway.
(b) The stoop outside the Crump home.
(c) The Crump kitchen.
(d) The Crump living room.

3. Why does Lily say it does not matter what she wears?
(a) Because other people have no fashion sense.
(b) Because she is naturally beautiful.
(c) Because all her clothes are the same.
(d) Because people see only her skin color.

4. What does Lily sell at a pawn shop?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her stockings.
(c) Her watch and earrings.
(d) Her gloves.

5. What does Godfrey offer Gerte on the subway?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A drink.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gerte turn off the radio?

2. Where does Godfrey invite Gerte in Act One, Scene 5?

3. Why does Ermina’s leg shake in Act Two, Scene 2?

4. What does Lily ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. Where did Gerte grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerte say and do that indicates her naïveté about America?

2. How does Gerte respond when Ermina asks her if she was a Nazi?

3. What is the relationship between Gerte and Ernestine like?

4. How did Gerte’s upbringing affect her views on race?

5. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on race?

6. What are Lily’s views on African traditions?

7. How does Ermina describe the teasing from the other girls about Gerte?

8. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

9. What does Gerte say and do to indicate she is trying to fit in when she meets Ermina and Ernestine?

10. What comparisons does Ernestine make between the food and religious belief?

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