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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Minnie miss about colored people?
(a) Their strength in surviving anything.
(b) The natural comraderie.
(c) The way they look.
(d) Their songs and stories.

2. What does Frank mention that offends Wil?
(a) Reference to being a wild Indian.
(b) Reference to being a slave.
(c) Reference to being illiterate.
(d) Reference to being a homesteader.

3. What does Minnie wear upon arrival that indicates her lifestyle away from Kansas?
(a) Pants.
(b) A homely dress.
(c) Braids.
(d) Furs.

4. Who seems the most upset at Frank for his violent behavior?
(a) Wil Parrish.
(b) Miss Leah.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Sophie.

5. How does Frank win Minnie over when they first meet?
(a) He follows her until she agrees to go out on a date.
(b) He dedicates a poem to her.
(c) He writes a poem about her.
(d) He sings to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men Frank meets from the train and town call Minnie?

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

3. What surprises Fannie when Frank says he is going to run errands?

4. What does Wil offer Fannie as they talk on the porch?

5. According to Minnie's mother, why don't some black women leave their husbands when they are abusive?

(see the answer key)

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