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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. What happens when Sophie and Fannie walk in on Minnie and Frank?
(a) Frank pushes Minnie.
(b) Minnie pushes Frank.
(c) Frank walks toward Minnie with a raised hand.
(d) Frank slaps Minnie.
2. Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie's relationship is _________.
(a) Forced.
(b) Awkward.
(c) Close.
(d) Formal.
3. How does Sophie show her appreciation to Wil for fixing her fence?
(a) She bakes him a pie.
(b) She invites him to dinner.
(c) She sends Fannie to tell him thank you.
(d) She sends him flowers.
4. What is in Frank's hand when he finally arrives back home?
(a) A flask.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A shotgun.
5. Where is Sophie when Frank first enters home from town and sees Minnie?
(a) Checking on the horses.
(b) Asleep.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Going to town to find Frank.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Frank's father meet his mother?
2. Frank's tone can be assumed as __________.
3. What are Wil's feelings toward Fannie?
4. What is Fannie's manner at the train station?
5. What does Frank give Fannie as a gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes are seen in Sophie from the beginning of the play to the end?
2. Why does Minnie hand the deed over to Sophie when she retrieves it?
3. Sophie mentions a Joshe and Belle. How does their story influence how Sophie feels about Minnie's domestic situation?
4. 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?
5. Minnie reveals her bruise when she takes off her hat. What are her sister's reaction to it and her story about how it happened?
6. What does Miss Leah continue to do with Minnie's daughter that she is most famous for?
7. What struggle does Frank have with Sophie that prompts him to tell her to stop being high and mighty?
8. Compare and contrast London, Memphis, and Nicodemus.
9. Frank's brothers have disowned him since their father's death. How does this explain Frank's defensive insecurities?
10. Describe Miss Leah's character. How is she important to the story?
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