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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. What is Ernestine carrying at the beginning of Act One, Scene 5?

2. Why does Ernestine not want to go to the movies with Gerte?

3. What does Gerte ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?

7. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on Godfrey?

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

9. What are Lily’s views on race and fashion?

10. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the death of their mother, Ernestine and Ermina as left without a key authority figure at a critical time in their development, and both Lily and Gerte strive to step into the void left by Sandra, while the father struggles to manage as a single parent of two girls at a crucial stage. Write an essay examining the role that parenting plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

After the death of Sandra, the remaining members of the Crump family are left with only memories of their wife, sister, and mother, and Godfrey has adopted an obsessive habit of note taking to help him remember his thoughts. Write an essay examining the role that memory plays 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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