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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Frank's attitude when he encounters Sophie by the yard?

3. What does Fannie entice Frank with to get him to stay and talk?

4. Minnie refuses to do what for Frank?

5. What is Minnie and Frank's reaction when they see Sophie in the kitchen?

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

Miss Leah convinces the household to murder Frank with an apple pie rather than shoot him outright. Explain how this is preferable and why it might not work today.

Essay Topic 3

Interview or find first-person accounts of someone of mixed race. What struggles does this person have in regard to their background? What particular experiences did the person go through because he/she is of mixed race? Does it depend on where and when the person lives and grows up? Does it depend on the parents' influence and how they approach the subject to their child? Are any of the issues seen today the same as when Sophie and Frank were born? What struggles do Sophie and Frank face that mixed race children do not have to deal with anymore?

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