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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the first thing Frank does when he reads the telegram?
(a) Furiously writes a response to the sender.
(b) Yell at Minnie that it is her fault.
(c) Goes to his room to drink.
(d) Leaves the house for a walk.

2. What do the sister's give Minnie for her 21st birthday?
(a) A paid for passage ticket back to London.
(b) A deed to a third of the property.
(c) An expensive dress so she wouldn't miss London so much.
(d) A deed to all their land in Nicodemus, Kansas.

3. Miss Leah tells stories to Minnie and mentions a man named James. Who is James to Miss Leah?
(a) Miss Leah's late husband.
(b) Miss Leah's overseer.
(c) Miss Leah's first child.
(d) Miss Leah's previous slave owner.

4. What does Miss Leah insinuate when she says Sophie is out all week not to swing votes but for other reasons?
(a) Sophie is avoiding Minnie.
(b) Sophie is working on the speculators as much as her speech.
(c) Sophie is planning something sneaky to swing the vote.
(d) Sophie is avoiding Frank.

5. When talking to Fannie, what does Minnie say she wants from Frank?
(a) For her to be accepted by Frank's family.
(b) For their marriage to return to what it was like in the begining.
(c) For Frank to like Nicodemus, Kansas.
(d) Frank's approval of her behavior.

6. Sophie makes a speech in church about the speculators and selling the land. When will the vote take place from the time she gives her speech?
(a) Not for another month.
(b) The next week.
(c) The next day.
(d) The same day.

7. What shows Minnie's ignorance of what Frank cares about in life?
(a) She asks him doesn't he think the baby should be the first priority.
(b) She tells him Sophie forgives him.
(c) She tells him Nicodemus will be a paradise for black folks.
(d) She comforts him by saying as long as they have each other, life is fine.

8. What truth does Frank finally face when Minnie tries to comfort him?
(a) That he is lucky to have Minnie.
(b) That he needs the black community's support.
(c) That he is a bastard.
(d) That Sophie is right about everything.

9. What does Miss Leah tell Minnie about her pregnancy?
(a) Enough babies have been taken and Minnie must not lose hers.
(b) Pregnancy is important but Minnie's safety is the first priority.
(c) Minnie will probably have complications but to try her best.
(d) If Minnie wants to stay healthy for the baby, she should leave Frank.

10. What hurts Sophie's feelings enough to stop her from advising Minnie?
(a) Minnie tells Sophie she doesn't know what love is.
(b) Fannie tells Sophie she is too harsh of a woman.
(c) Minnie tells Sophie she thinks she is so high and mighty when she is not.
(d) Miss Leah tells Sophie this is one time she should learn to shut her trap.

11. Where is Minnie while Fannie and Miss Leah prepares dinner and Frank speaks with Sophie in the yard?
(a) At church.
(b) Resting in the bedroom.
(c) In town.
(d) Out for a walk.

12. What does Miss Leah share about her past concerning her children?
(a) She never gave successful birth while a slave and paid for it.
(b) She was able to find two of her sold children after she was freed.
(c) All her children are the little ones she worked next to on the plantation.
(d) She gave birth to ten that were sold and five while free.

13. What plan does Miss Leah have for Frank?
(a) Buy the land back so he can leave.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Poison him.
(d) Let him sell Minnie's land and leave as long as Minnie stays.

14. What does Miss Leah prepare Minnie to help her calm her nerves?
(a) Soup.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Herbal tea.
(d) A comfortable bed.

15. What does Sophie do that comforts Minnie in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) She refuses the deed Minnie hands over.
(b) Brings everyone together for a group hug.
(c) She lays a blanket over Frank so Minnie will stop her unconscious stare.
(d) She is the first to hug Minnie as she cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Frank flaunt to make Sophie angry?

2. In the family, Fannie can be considered __________.

3. What is Minnie's reactions when she first sees Frank again after her talk with Fannie?

4. What is Sophie's mood before she encounters Frank in the yard?

5. Where is Frank going in Act 2, Scene 3 when he encounters Fannie and Miss Leah?

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