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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 Gerte turn off the radio?
(a) She does not like the music.
(b) It is bothering the neighbors.
(c) She does not like the news.
(d) Godfrey does not allow the radio on on Sunday.

2. What does Ernestine do to the dress in Act Two, Scene 2?
(a) Knocks it over.
(b) Finishes it.
(c) Rips the lace off it.
(d) Tries it on.

3. What do Ernestine and Ermina have sewn above the bosoms of their dresses?
(a) The letter V.
(b) Lace.
(c) Godfrey's notes.
(d) Their mother's picture.

4. How does Ernestine say she got the lace for her dress?
(a) Godfrey bought it for her.
(b) Ermina stole it.
(c) She bought it at Woolworth's.
(d) Her mother gave it to her.

5. Why does Ernestine say Ermina will not go to the dance?
(a) The dance will be cancelled.
(b) No one will ask her.
(c) Godfrey will not let her.
(d) She will get sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?

2. What does Ermina ask Gerte in Act Two, Scene 2?

3. Who does Ernestine say told her to watch Ermina?

4. What does Gerte offer Lily in Act Two, Scene 2?

5. How does Godfrey introduce himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Gerte say and do that indicates that she is a fear-based person?

4. How does Ernestine describe the Crump family’s routine?

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

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

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

8. What does Lily not like about Ernestine applying lace to her graduation dress?

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

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

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