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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. How does Fannie show Frank a warm welcome?
(a) She kisses his cheek.
(b) She shakes his hand for a long time.
(c) She gives him a bear hug.
(d) She smiles warmly at him.

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

3. What do the men Frank meets from the train and town call Minnie?
(a) An "animal."
(b) A "monkey."
(c) A "nigger."
(d) A "picanniny."

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

5. What is Frank's attitude from the start?
(a) He is competitive with Wil.
(b) He is nervous about Sophie and Fannie's opinion of him.
(c) He does not want to be there.
(d) He is excited to meet Minnie's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fannie working on with Miss Leah and others in Nicodemus?

2. How old is Frank when he first travels to Europe?

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

4. What is Minnie doing when Act I, Scene IV ends?

5. Frank can be considered what about prairie life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Frank quickly passes Fannie and Miss Leah but stops to talk with Sophie. Why does he react so differently with the women?

2. What is the mood of the last scene of the play, and how is it shown?

3. Frank consistently hits Minnie but what boundary does he overstep when Minnie tells him she will not sell her land?

4. What happy sign of true love is apparent in the last scene?

5. What does Minnie miss about Kansas and why?

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

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

8. Compare and contrast London, Memphis, and Nicodemus.

9. Frank shows some tenderness toward Minnie, but he is also easily angered. Overall, what does Frank think of Minnie?

10. When Sophie explains to Minnie that she's working on the vote in regard to the speculators, Minnie asks if politics are really important. How does this show Minnie's naivete?

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