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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Miss Leah stay with Sophie and Fannie rather than in her own home?
(a) Miss Leah's home is being sold.
(b) Miss Leah is older and needs the younger women's help.
(c) Miss Leah is in marital trouble.
(d) Miss Leah's home is not equipped for winter.

2. Where does Fannie's sister Minnie currently live?
(a) Paris.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) London.
(d) Mexico.

3. What place does Wil miss?
(a) Florida.
(b) Paris.
(c) Mexico.
(d) London.

4. What is the relationship between Sophie and Miss Leah?
(a) Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
(b) Mother and daughter.
(c) Grandmother and grandchild.
(d) Neighbors.

5. What news does Sophie get from Miss Lewiston?
(a) Miss Lewiston will not be able to teach school in the spring.
(b) Miss Lewiston will not be able to lend her wagon to Sophie.
(c) Miss Baker just gave birth to a healthy child.
(d) Miss Lewiston cannot come to help care for Miss Leah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the reader tell Sophie is older than Fannie?

2. Who does Frank stop to talk to before he greets Minnie's sisters?

3. Who is interested in the Bakers' land?

4. What is Fannie working on with Miss Leah and others in Nicodemus?

5. What is Miss Leah looking for but refuses to let Sophie tell her where it is?

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