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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. Where did Sophie and Fannie come from before arriving in Nicodemus, Kansas?
(a) Nashville.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Mobile.

2. How did Frank's father meet his mother?
(a) They worked on the same plantation.
(b) Frank's mother kept house for Frank's grandfather.
(c) In the town grocery.
(d) His father owned Frank's mother.

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

4. Who is interested in the Bakers' land?
(a) White speculators.
(b) Sophie Washington.
(c) Frank Charles.
(d) Wil Parrish.

5. What does Miss Leah think of James, the father of her children?
(a) She has no feelings toward the man.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She loves him more than anything else.
(d) She could have loved him if it was her choice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?

2. How does Fannie show Frank a warm welcome?

3. What does Frank do with Minnie before she meets his friends?

4. What does Minnie miss about colored people?

5. What is it like for Miss Leah the first time she has sex?

(see the answer key)

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