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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. Who is Yancy Butterfield?
2. Which one of the slave women is not happy about the event with the masters?
3. Why does Drayle send Lizzie and her children to move to the slave quarters?
4. Who is Drayle's wife?
5. Who is the only one of the slaves who can read and write?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lizzie's relationship with Drayle negatively affect the other slaves such as Jeremiah who attempt to interact with Drayle just as Lizzie does?
2. What are two possible reasons for why Fran steals Lizzie's children from her?
3. How does the dinner party between the white men and their slave women show how the slaves are viewed by freed blacks?
4. How does Drayle treat Fran regarding his relationship with Lizzie and why does Fran have no recourse for his actions?
5. What is Mawu's plan and what could happen to her if it fails?
6. What are some reasons for Baby's sexual assault on Lizzie?
7. Why are the slave women brought to the Ohio resort and what type of status do they have in Ohio and back on their plantations?
8. What was Drayle's crime in seducing Lizzie and what was the most probable reason for his slow manner?
9. Why does Lizzie begin to beat her children after they are abandoned by Fran?
10. What is Drayle's demeanor in approaching Lizzie in a sexual relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Reenie. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are her dreams and fears? What is most valuable to her in her world?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the rampant racial bigotry in the South in the mid-19th century. What were some of the spoken and unspoken rules of behavior that people like Lizzie and the other slaves had to endure? How did bigotry ruin families and communities? What are some of the scars--physical and emotional--resulting from racial prejudice during this period?
Essay Topic 3
Explain Dolen Perkins-Valdez' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author uses them where she does.
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