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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Minnie first react to moving abroad?
2. Out of all the sisters, what does Miss Leah count on Minnie doing?
3. Why is it difficult for Frank to miss colored people?
4. What does Frank mention that offends Wil?
5. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Frank is a mulatto, half black and half white. What does this status offer Frank in privileges and consequences?
2. The opening scene of Act I Scene IV has Miss Leah, Sophie, and Fannie awake, while Minnie and Frank are the last to get up. How does this indicate how each of them leads their lives?
3. Describe Fannie and Sophie's introduction to Frank.
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. How does Minnie's explanation for her bruised face imply it is due to Frank?
6. Why did Miss Leah go west?
7. Frank quickly passes Fannie and Miss Leah but stops to talk with Sophie. Why does he react so differently with the women?
8. Why does Minnie make excuses for Frank's aggressive behavior?
9. Frank learns from his poker friends that the sisters are sitting on land that is worth a lot of money. How does this knowledge foreshadow events?
10. What is Sophie's nature and how does this help the Dove sisters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Frank's insecurities and how it comes out throughout the play.
Essay Topic 2
The women of Nicodemus succeed in finding the peace they are looking for. Between Sophie, Miss Leah and Fannie, each woman portrays very different types of characters. Explain how it takes more than just one of the women but all three of their persona's to work with one another to find this peace. What do each of them offer that supports the others to pursue a peaceful Nicodemus?
Essay Topic 3
Research and discuss plantation life as seen in the eyes of a slave. Compare this to what Miss Leah's early life was like.
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