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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. Who awakens Drayle and Lizzie as they sleep in Lizzie's storeroom?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) Fran.
(c) Addie.
(d) Janelle.
2. Why is Lizzie jealous of Fran?
(a) Lizzie has never been able to sleep with her own children.
(b) Lizzie wishes she could have some of Fran's books.
(c) Lizzie wishes she could have some of her jewelry.
(d) Lizzie wishes she was thin like Fran is.
3. What do Lizzie's children call Fran?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Frannie.
(c) Mrs. Fran.
(d) Mama.
4. Who hits the man in #87 over the head with a skillet?
(a) James.
(b) Philip.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Andrew.
5. What aspect of pregnancy is particularly difficult for Lizzie?
(a) Sore breasts.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Depression.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Drayle hire as overseer on the plantation?
2. Which of the slave children does Yancy especially admire?
3. Who is Yancy Butterfield?
4. Who is the only one of the slaves who can read and write?
5. What has Mawu tried to use to no avail to keep her master from her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lizzie begin to beat her children after they are abandoned by Fran?
2. What is the setting for the story and who are the six slaves who appear as the story begins?
3. Why are Lizzie's children pushed aside when Fran's nephew, Billy, arrives for a visit?
4. What are two possible reasons that Fran decides to sell Lizzie?
5. How does Philip view Lizzie's relationship with Drayle and why won't Philip allow any contact between himself and Lizzie?
6. What was Drayle's crime in seducing Lizzie and what was the most probable reason for his slow manner?
7. What is Mawu's plan and what could happen to her if it fails?
8. Why does Mawu want to escape regardless of the cost and what reasons would the other women slaves at the resort have for joining her?
9. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.
10. Why are the Drayles' slaves afraid when Fran threatens to sell Lizzie?
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