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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frank's reaction to Fannie's offer?
(a) He wants some time to consider it.
(b) So long as he gets his money, he is happy.
(c) He does not agree but is willing to talk and compromise.
(d) He is appalled by Fannie's boldness.

2. What is Miss Leah doing at the end of the play?
(a) Talk with the Bakers about how Nicodemus is the paradise they have been waiting for.
(b) Talks to Minnie's daughter about all the stories she has to tell.
(c) Sewing peacefully in the main room with a smile on her face.
(d) Smiling out the window as she watches the women leave in happiness.

3. What does Minnie want to do with her hair?
(a) Braid it.
(b) Straighten it.
(c) Grow it long.
(d) Cut it real short.

4. What does Sophie show Minnie when Fannie goes to bed?
(a) Fannie's paintings.
(b) Fannie's writings.
(c) Sophie's plans for Nicodemus.
(d) Miss Leah's surprise quilt for Minnie.

5. What troubles Frank about his racial history?
(a) He looks white.
(b) He is part white.
(c) He is part black.
(d) He is part Native American.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Minnie reveal about Frank's current situation in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

3. Where is Frank as Minnie speaks with her sisters about what to do about Frank?

4. What does the reader discover about Sophie's past?

5. Where is Sophie when Frank first enters home from town and sees Minnie?

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