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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 rule does Sophie want to pass in Nicodemus?
(a) Those who sell their land must tell the rest of the town whom they are selling to.
(b) That no one can sell their land unless there is a town vote.
(c) That everyone must attend literacy courses.
(d) That everyone has the freedom to privately sell their land whenever and to whomever.

2. What does Frank do while in town?
(a) Picks up a white woman.
(b) Gambles.
(c) Picks up flowers and candies for Minnie.
(d) Gives a poetry reading.

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

4. What is Frank adamant about in regard to home?
(a) Home is wherever he and Minnie are together.
(b) It is always in New Orleans and nowhere else.
(c) It is in London, not Nicodemus.
(d) Home is wherever family is.

5. What does Minnie wear upon arrival that indicates her lifestyle away from Kansas?
(a) Furs.
(b) A homely dress.
(c) Braids.
(d) Pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do white folks call Nicodemus?

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

3. What news does Sophie get from Miss Lewiston?

4. What is it like for Miss Leah the first time she has sex?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Minnie has braids in her hair when she and Frank first meet. Yet, when Miss Leah braids Minnie's hair on their visit, Frank gets angry. Why does Frank hate Minnie's hair this way?

2. Sophie mentions a Joshe and Belle. How does their story influence how Sophie feels about Minnie's domestic situation?

3. Why does Frank beat Minnie to a dreadful state in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he get out of it?

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

5. Minnie reveals her bruise when she takes off her hat. What are her sister's reaction to it and her story about how it happened?

6. Minnie asks Sophie whether she likes Frank, and Sophie does not admit how she really feels. Why doesn't Sophie share her true feelings despite her strong personality?

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

8. Sophie and Fannie give Minnie a deed to a third of the property for her 21st birthday. How do Minnie and Frank react to the gift?

9. Why does Minnie make excuses for Frank's aggressive behavior?

10. 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?

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