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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reader discover about Sophie's past?
(a) She is a mulatto.
(b) She is a mestizo.
(c) She came from a well-respected and educated family.
(d) She was part of the Underground Railroad.

2. Where does Frank go to in Act 1, Scene IV?
(a) Out for a walk.
(b) The telegraph office.
(c) The train station.
(d) To the local pub.

3. What surprises Miss Leah about Minnie's life abroad?
(a) The education system is not segregated between blacks and whites.
(b) There is still slavery.
(c) There are no Jim Crow laws.
(d) Black people get to vote.

4. What is Fannie working on with Miss Leah and others in Nicodemus?
(a) Writing a book of their stories.
(b) Plans to expand Nicodemus.
(c) Negotiable prices for speculators.
(d) Opening a school.

5. Wil Parrish can be described as _________.
(a) Kind.
(b) Stoic.
(c) Excitable.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is interested in the Bakers' land?

2. What about Frank is Minnie proud of?

3. What does Frank hate about the U.S.?

4. What does Frank think of Minnie's hair after Miss Leah fixes it up?

5. What does Minnie wear upon arrival that indicates her lifestyle away from Kansas?

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