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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?
(a) An end to worrying.
(b) Fannie's birthday.
(c) Her Birthday.
(d) Her sister coming home.

2. What does Fannie entice Frank with to get him to stay and talk?
(a) Custard.
(b) Apple pie.
(c) She lets him know Sophie is gone for a few days.
(d) She tells him that Minnie is getting dressed up nicely and he should wait while she does so.

3. According to Miss Leah, Kansas's winter teaches you what?
(a) Your determination to keep free.
(b) Your strength.
(c) Your tenacity to survive.
(d) There's nothing to hide behind between you and your soul.

4. What is Sophie trying to convince the Negroes of Nicodemus?
(a) Not to sell their land to speculators.
(b) To learn how to read.
(c) To open up a school.
(d) To sell their land to speculators for a certain price.

5. What is Frank's reaction to Fannie's offer?
(a) He does not agree but is willing to talk and compromise.
(b) He is appalled by Fannie's boldness.
(c) He wants some time to consider it.
(d) So long as he gets his money, he is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sophie, a homesteader needs _________ to survive.

2. Wil Parrish can be described as _________.

3. About a week after Frank's physical outburst, Act 2, Scene 2 opens up with everyone getting ready to go where?

4. What does Miss Leah think of James, the father of her children?

5. Where is Sophie when Frank first enters home from town and sees Minnie?

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