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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. What do Reenie and Lizzie cook over the barbecue fire?

2. Who does Drayle want to send to the institution in #174?

3. What does Philip offer to do for Lizzie when he meets her?

4. Which one of the slave women does Lizzie begin to teach how to read and write?

5. From whom does Lizzie receive a letter at the resort?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author address the topics of slave catchers and abolitionists?

2. Why is Drayle's decision to send Nate to school in Ohio a bittersweet one for Lizzie?

3. Describe how the old man who was a freed slave traveling on the train to Ohio signifies the importance of freedom regardless of age?

4. What reasons do the other slaveholders give to Drayle for why he should free Philip?

5. What is the most obvious reason that Lizzie does not run away from Drayle at the end of the story?

6. Why is Sweet's death so bittersweet for the women?

7. How does the African legend of Mawu and Lisa give Lizzie hope for her future?

8. Why is Lizzie reminded of watching a dog die while lying in the sun after Philip is punished by Drayle?

9. What does Fran's presence at the Tawawa House mean for Lizzie?

10. What is Reenie's position on the survivor spirit in each slave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances of struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in WENCH. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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