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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. How does Minnie first react to moving abroad?
(a) She is scared of the novelty.
(b) She does not care as long as she is with Frank.
(c) She is excited about the different culture.
(d) She focuses on her work more than her surroundings.

2. How old is Frank when he first travels to Europe?
(a) 14.
(b) 30.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

3. Who does Frank stop to talk to before he greets Minnie's sisters?
(a) Wil Parrish.
(b) The station manager.
(c) Some white men from the train.
(d) The ticket collector.

4. What does Frank mention that offends Wil?
(a) Reference to being a wild Indian.
(b) Reference to being a homesteader.
(c) Reference to being illiterate.
(d) Reference to being a slave.

5. What does Frank give Fannie as a gift?
(a) An autographed book of Dunbar poetry.
(b) Pretty stationary and pen.
(c) A sample of Frank's writings.
(d) A poster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Minnie and Frank's relationship can be described as __________.

2. How does Minnie explain her injury?

3. What does the sisters' ritual celebrate?

4. What is Frank adamant about in regard to home?

5. Where did Sophie and Fannie come from before arriving in Nicodemus, Kansas?

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