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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Godfrey from?

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

3. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

4. How did Ermina respond to teasing from the other kids at school?

5. What is Father Divine’s nickname for Ermina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily say is different about Brooklyn?

2. Why does Godfrey say he left Florida?

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

4. What are Sundays like in the Crump household?

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

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

7. Why does Godfrey pass the letter from Father Divine to Ernestine?

8. Why does Lily say she never married?

9. Why did Godfrey discover Father Divine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Following the death of a family member, different characters employ different coping mechanisms – ranging from politics and religion to alcohol and entertainment – to self-medicate their grief. Write an essay examining the role that escapism plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

The teenage Crump family girls are at a critical stage in their development without a primary role model, and Lily overtly expresses sexual attraction for both Godfrey and other men. Write an essay examining the role sex and sexuality play in the play.

Essay Topic 3

The introduction of Gerte, a white German woman, into the Crump household is not a smooth transition – above all for Lily. The conflict between Lily and Gerte becomes particularly heated when the subject of race becomes an issue. Write an essay examining the conflict between Lily and Gerte.

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