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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank pass as when in town?
(a) A white man.
(b) A homesteader.
(c) A speculator.
(d) A gambling hustler.

2. What do white folks call Nicodemus?
(a) "Worthless."
(b) "Blackwater."
(c) "Niggerdemus."
(d) "Black death."

3. According to MInnie, what event causes Frank to escalate his hate for black people?
(a) His father's death.
(b) Frank loses a job to a less-qualified white man.
(c) Frank realizes the only educated people he knows are all white.
(d) Frank is robbed by a black man.

4. What does Minnie compare the beginnings of her life with Frank to?
(a) A fairy tale.
(b) A whole new dimension.
(c) A celebrity's life.
(d) Every woman's dream.

5. What hurts Sophie's feelings enough to stop her from advising Minnie?
(a) Minnie tells Sophie she doesn't know what love is.
(b) Minnie tells Sophie she thinks she is so high and mighty when she is not.
(c) Miss Leah tells Sophie this is one time she should learn to shut her trap.
(d) Fannie tells Sophie she is too harsh of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Minnie want Sophie to show her work to?

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

3. Who is at home waiting to see Minnie?

4. What is Frank's attitude when he encounters Sophie by the yard?

5. When Frank walks aggressively toward Minnie what is Sophie's reaction?

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