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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes by with a telegram for Frank?
(a) The white men from the train.
(b) A courier.
(c) Wil Parrish.
(d) Mr. Baker.

2. What does Wil bring when he arrives to dinner?
(a) Flowers for Miss Leah.
(b) Flowers for Sophie.
(c) Flowers for Minnie.
(d) Flowers for Fannie.

3. What stops Frank and Minnie from returning to their old life in London?
(a) Absolutely no money to buy him a passage ticket back.
(b) Frank has too many enemies back in London.
(c) Frank needs to argue with his brothers for more money.
(d) Minnie wants to stay close to home.

4. What surprises Miss Leah about Minnie's life abroad?
(a) There is still slavery.
(b) The education system is not segregated between blacks and whites.
(c) There are no Jim Crow laws.
(d) Black people get to vote.

5. What do the men Frank meets from the train and town call Minnie?
(a) A "monkey."
(b) A "nigger."
(c) An "animal."
(d) A "picanniny."

Short Answer Questions

1. What truth does Frank finally face when Minnie tries to comfort him?

2. When is the first thing Frank does when he reads the telegram?

3. What is in Frank's hand when he finally arrives back home?

4. What does the reader discover about Sophie's past?

5. What does Minnie miss about colored people?

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