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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. What image in the mirror occupies Minnie as she prepares to get ready for dinner?
(a) A cut on her hand.
(b) A bruise on her arm.
(c) A scar.
(d) A bruised face.

2. Where among the sisters does Minnie fit?
(a) She is the middle child.
(b) She is an adopted child.
(c) She is the youngest.
(d) She is the eldest.

3. What does Miss Leah think of James, the father of her children?
(a) She has no feelings toward the man.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She loves him more than anything else.
(d) She could have loved him if it was her choice.

4. How can the reader tell Sophie is older than Fannie?
(a) Sophie uses a cane.
(b) Fannie often defers to what Sophie says.
(c) Fannie is described as wearing girlish clothing.
(d) Sophie makes better coffee.

5. Frank is __________ about being called a colored poet.
(a) Appalled.
(b) Happy.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank give Fannie as a gift?

2. Wil is raised by whom?

3. What does Fannie include in her drawings of Nicodemus?

4. What does Frank do while in town?

5. How old is Miss Leah when she has her first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frank's attitude in regard to Nicodemus? Why?

2. Why did Miss Leah go west?

3. Frank arrives home drunk and, due to his gambling, with less money. Describe Frank's vices and how it comes out on his wife.

4. Frank shows some tenderness toward Minnie, but he is also easily angered. Overall, what does Frank think of Minnie?

5. Miss Leah describes city people as hiding behind something. How does this symbolize Frank?

6. There is talk of speculators around Nicodemus. Who are they and what do they want? How do they influence the future of Nicodemus?

7. What is the mood of the last scene of the play, and how is it shown?

8. What is Minnie's attitude in regard to London and Nicodemus? How does she feel about each place and why?

9. How does Minnie's explanation for her bruised face imply it is due to Frank?

10. Why does Frank beat Minnie to a dreadful state in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he get out of it?

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