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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Leah is _________ in regards to her old age.
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Sad.
(c) Accepting.
(d) In denial.

2. Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie's relationship is _________.
(a) Close.
(b) Formal.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Forced.

3. What does Frank learn while he is in town?
(a) That Minnie's property is worth a lot of money.
(b) That Sophie is a big name in Nicodemus.
(c) That most of the blacks are leaning towards selling to speculators.
(d) That Minnie's property is about to be put up for auction.

4. What is it like for Miss Leah the first time she has sex?
(a) Scary and awful.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Loving.
(d) She already feels dead inside by this time.

5. Frank is __________ about being called a colored poet.
(a) Appalled.
(b) Happy.
(c) Proud.
(d) Defensive.

6. What does Frank do with Minnie before she meets his friends?
(a) Tells her he loves her.
(b) Proposes to her.
(c) Tells her how to act.
(d) Gives her a fashion makeover.

7. How old is Frank when he first travels to Europe?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 21.

8. Sophie will accept Frank as long as __________.
(a) He is truly good to Minnie.
(b) He helps expand Nicodemus.
(c) He pays for Minnie's share of property.
(d) He accepts prairie life as equal to city life.

9. Who is at home waiting to see Minnie?
(a) Miss Leah.
(b) Miss Lewiston.
(c) Wil Parrish.
(d) Miss Baker.

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

11. What is Fannie working on with Miss Leah and others in Nicodemus?
(a) Opening a school.
(b) Negotiable prices for speculators.
(c) Plans to expand Nicodemus.
(d) Writing a book of their stories.

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

13. What place does Wil miss?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Florida.

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

15. Out of all the sisters, what does Miss Leah count on Minnie doing?
(a) Care for Miss Leah.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Have children.
(d) Care for the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Wil's feelings toward Fannie?

2. What does Frank pass as when in town?

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

4. How does Minnie explain her injury?

5. Frank's tone can be assumed as __________.

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