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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie think about Wil's feelings toward Fannie?
(a) She is upset by it.
(b) She does not understand it.
(c) She supports it.
(d) It doesn't bother her as long as no one is hurt.

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

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

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

5. Minnie and Frank's relationship can be described as __________.
(a) Equal.
(b) Unconditionally loving.
(c) Male dominant.
(d) Female dominant.

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

7. What happens when Sophie and Fannie walk in on Minnie and Frank?
(a) Frank slaps Minnie.
(b) Frank pushes Minnie.
(c) Frank walks toward Minnie with a raised hand.
(d) Minnie pushes Frank.

8. Frank can be considered what about prairie life?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Well-read.
(c) Resourceful.
(d) Ignorant.

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

10. Where is Frank originally from?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Memphis.

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

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

13. What is Minnie doing when Act I, Scene IV ends?
(a) Giving Frank a kiss goodbye as he leaves for town.
(b) Sewing happily with Miss Leah.
(c) Undoing her plaits.
(d) Timidly rocking back and forth on the porch.

14. What does Frank pass as when in town?
(a) A speculator.
(b) A white man.
(c) A gambling hustler.
(d) A homesteader.

15. What does Minnie want to do with her hair?
(a) Cut it real short.
(b) Grow it long.
(c) Braid it.
(d) Straighten it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sophie trying to convince the Negroes of Nicodemus?

2. What does Frank give Fannie as a gift?

3. What is in Frank's hand when he finally arrives back home?

4. Who comes to help Fannie and Sophie pick up Minnie and Frank?

5. Why are Minnie and Frank visiting the U.S.?

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