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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?
(a) Her Birthday.
(b) Her sister coming home.
(c) An end to worrying.
(d) Fannie's birthday.

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

4. Where does Frank go to in Act 1, Scene IV?
(a) Out for a walk.
(b) The telegraph office.
(c) To the local pub.
(d) The train station.

5. When Frank walks aggressively toward Minnie what is Sophie's reaction?
(a) She lunges toward Frank.
(b) She aims a shotgun at him.
(c) She steps in front of Minnie to protect her.
(d) She punches Frank in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fannie's manner at the train station?

2. Why does Frank think Minnie brings no luck?

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

4. What place does Wil miss?

5. What does Fannie include in her drawings of Nicodemus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Frank get that causes him to withdraw from everyone?

2. Describe Nicodemus and its people. How do they feel about one another? What feelings do one from there?

3. Miss Leah is not usually one to stand silent, but when it comes to domestic abuse she says very little. Why doesn't Miss Leah say anything to Minnie even though she knows Frank is likely to hit again?

4. Why did Miss Leah go west?

5. Wil mentions that he does not understand black-on-black crime when they have enough to deal with from white folk. Why would this not apply to Frank?

6. What struggle does Frank have with Sophie that prompts him to tell her to stop being high and mighty?

7. Act I, Scene V ends with Minnie's news about her pregnancy. How does this complicate her life even further?

8. What is Frank so proud of about his life in London, and why?

9. What does Fannie reveal to Minnie in Act 2, Scene 1 about her knowledge of physical abuse?

10. Frank's brothers have disowned him since their father's death. How does this explain Frank's defensive insecurities?

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