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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 the slave women do while their master goes hunting during their third summer trip?

2. Why is Philip beaten and punished?

3. What does Lizzie do when Drayle refuses to answer her request?

4. How many children does Lizzie lose in the epidemic in Georgia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mawu show that she is intent on running away very soon?

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

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

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

5. What is Reenie's position on aging and freedom?

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

7. What frightens Lizzie about the prospect that Drayle could free Philip?

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

9. What is the ultimate decision Lizzie makes regarding her pregnancy and her ultimate goal?

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

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 2

WENCH is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

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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