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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fannie prefer Minnie deal with her injury?
(a) Fannie thinks Minnie should talk about it only to Frank.
(b) Quietly among family only.
(c) Openly and not hidden.
(d) Fannie prefers to not talk about it at all.

2. What does the reader discover about Sophie's past?
(a) She is a mulatto.
(b) She came from a well-respected and educated family.
(c) She is a mestizo.
(d) She was part of the Underground Railroad.

3. Why does Miss Leah stay with Sophie and Fannie rather than in her own home?
(a) Miss Leah's home is being sold.
(b) Miss Leah's home is not equipped for winter.
(c) Miss Leah is in marital trouble.
(d) Miss Leah is older and needs the younger women's help.

4. Why are Minnie and Frank visiting the U.S.?
(a) To visit Miss Leah before she passes on.
(b) To handle Minnie's share of property.
(c) Solely to visit Sophie and Fannie.
(d) To handle Frank's father's will.

5. Who does Frank stop to talk to before he greets Minnie's sisters?
(a) Wil Parrish.
(b) The station manager.
(c) Some white men from the train.
(d) The ticket collector.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie carry with her on her way back from grocery shopping in town?

2. Wil is raised by whom?

3. Sophie will accept Frank as long as __________.

4. What does Frank think of Minnie's hair after Miss Leah fixes it up?

5. How does Minnie first react to moving abroad?

(see the answer key)

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