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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. Miss Leah is _________ in regards to her old age.
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Accepting.
(c) Sad.
(d) In denial.

2. What is Sophie trying to convince the Negroes of Nicodemus?
(a) To sell their land to speculators for a certain price.
(b) To open up a school.
(c) To learn how to read.
(d) Not to sell their land to speculators.

3. Frank's tone can be assumed as __________.
(a) Natural.
(b) Uptight.
(c) Amiable.
(d) Nervous.

4. Who comes to help Fannie and Sophie pick up Minnie and Frank?
(a) Mr. Lewiston.
(b) Miss Leah.
(c) Mr. Baker.
(d) Wil Parrish.

5. Why does Miss Leah begin to have children so early?
(a) Her slave owner makes her.
(b) This allows her to not work on the plantation.
(c) She is raped by the slave owner.
(d) It is the only form of love she knows.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Fannie include in her drawings of Nicodemus?

3. How did Frank's father meet his mother?

4. What do the men Frank meets from the train and town call Minnie?

5. Wil is raised by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Frank get that causes him to withdraw from everyone?

2. Compare and contrast London, Memphis, and Nicodemus.

3. What is Minnie thinking while Frank beats her up in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Why does Frank beat Minnie to a dreadful state in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he get out of it?

5. Who is Wil Parrish and what does his history say about him?

6. What vision does Sophie have for Nicodemus?

7. Sophie could not care less about Memphis, but is absolutely passionate about Kansas. Why is Sophie so passionate about Nicodemus, Kansas?

8. Describe Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie's ritual after their dinner.

9. 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?

10. What commonality do Sophie and Frank share, but react differently to?

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