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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. In what state does Sweet live with her master?

2. What request does Philip make of Lizzie?

3. Who is Reenie secretly hiding in her cottage when Lizzie comes to visit?

4. What consumes Lizzie's thoughts as they prepare to leave the resort?

5. Why does Lizzie not trust the porter on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about Mawu's personality that allows her to ask Lizzie if Drayle is "God to you"?

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

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

4. What is different for Lizzie during the last trip to the Tawawa House?

5. How does Reenie's behavior show that her life has changed dramatically for the worse in the time since she saw the other women last Summer?

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

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

8. Why does Lizzie think that Drayle freed Philip for her sake?

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

10. Where has Reenie escaped to and what keeps Lizzie from running away immediately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Racial prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this book. What are the sources of prejudice in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Glory. What is her role in the story? What is the author trying to accomplish by developing Glory's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Fran. 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?

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