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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 Godfrey waiting for in Act Two, Scene 1?
2. What does Lily ask Ernestine to get in Act Two, Scene 2?
3. What does Lily say is a “sign” (32)?
4. What does Gerte offer Ernestine in Act One, Scene 6?
5. What does Ernestine call Gerte that offends Gerte?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Lily and Gerte’s differing views on Godfrey?
2. What does Gerte say and do to indicate she is trying to fit in when she meets Ermina and Ernestine?
3. What effect does Ernestine say Gerte has on Ermina?
4. What does Gerte say and do that indicates that she is a fear-based person?
5. How did Gerte’s upbringing affect her views on race?
6. Why does Lily handle the flooding in the yard alone?
7. How does Gerte respond when Ermina asks her if she was a Nazi?
8. Why does Ermina’s leg shake?
9. Why does Godfrey say he needs Father Divine?
10. How does Ernestine describe the Crump family’s routine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the central characters, Lily, overtly expresses a political affiliation with the Communist Party, influencing at least one of her nieces, much to her father’s chagrin. Write an essay examining the role that politics plays in the play.
Essay Topic 2
“Crumbs From the Table of Joy” is an interesting title that is never mentioned or explained in the play. Though the play features a feast, the title leads the audience to believe that the characters, many of whom have the last name “Crump,” are left scrambling for “crumbs” of “joy.” Write an essay examining the meaning of the title of the play.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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