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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miss Leah looking for but refuses to let Sophie tell her where it is?
(a) Her cane.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her eyeglasses.
(d) Her shawl.

2. According to Sophie, a homesteader needs _________ to survive.
(a) A man.
(b) Strength.
(c) To be white.
(d) Money.

3. What is Fannie's manner at the train station?
(a) Impatiently excited.
(b) Coquettish with Wil.
(c) Curious about the trains engineering.
(d) Impatient to get home again.

4. How can the reader tell Sophie is older than Fannie?
(a) Fannie often defers to what Sophie says.
(b) Fannie is described as wearing girlish clothing.
(c) Sophie makes better coffee.
(d) Sophie uses a cane.

5. What is the relationship between Sophie and Miss Leah?
(a) Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
(b) Grandmother and grandchild.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Mother and daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Minnie wear upon arrival that indicates her lifestyle away from Kansas?

2. Where is Frank originally from?

3. Wil is raised by whom?

4. What does Miss Leah refuse to use despite her obvious need?

5. What surprises Miss Leah about Minnie's life abroad?

(see the answer key)

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