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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon her entrance, it is apparent Minnie is __________.
(a) Fashionable.
(b) Pretentious.
(c) In poor condition.
(d) Sad.

2. What does Wil bring when he arrives to dinner?
(a) Flowers for Sophie.
(b) Flowers for Fannie.
(c) Flowers for Miss Leah.
(d) Flowers for Minnie.

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

4. What does Fannie include in her drawings of Nicodemus?
(a) Fannie and Wil standing next to each other.
(b) Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie.
(c) Minnie's stylish hat.
(d) Everyone but Frank.

5. What image in the mirror occupies Minnie as she prepares to get ready for dinner?
(a) A bruised face.
(b) A cut on her hand.
(c) A bruise on her arm.
(d) A scar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Minnie first react to moving abroad?

2. Who is at home waiting to see Minnie?

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

4. What surprises Miss Leah about Minnie's life abroad?

5. Where among the sisters does Minnie fit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Minnie hand the deed over to Sophie when she retrieves it?

2. What does Fannie reveal to Minnie in Act 2, Scene 1 about her knowledge of physical abuse?

3. When Minnie first wakes up in Act 1, Scene 4, Miss Leah remarks that Minnie is looking more like herself this morning. What does she mean by this?

4. What is Sophie's opinion about domestic abuse and how does this match her personality?

5. Describe Miss Leah's character. How is she important to the story?

6. When Minnie consoles Frank, she mentions "our deed." When Frank talks about the future he speaks about a "chance for [him] to get back on [his] feet." How do these statements show how each of them feels about their marriage?

7. Frank is now stuck in Kansas with no money. How does this reality hit Frank, and what does this do to all the denials he has been suppressing?

8. What does Miss Leah continue to do with Minnie's daughter that she is most famous for?

9. What vision does Sophie have for Nicodemus?

10. Frank consistently hits Minnie but what boundary does he overstep when Minnie tells him she will not sell her land?

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