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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the sisters' ritual celebrate?
2. How does Fannie show Frank a warm welcome?
3. What is it like for Miss Leah the first time she has sex?
4. Frank's tone can be assumed as __________.
5. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Miss Leah continue to do with Minnie's daughter that she is most famous for?
3. What does a woman have to consider in addition to her love before she leaves a husband? How does this affect Minnie and the people she knows?
4. Describe Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie's ritual after their dinner.
5. What is Minnie thinking while Frank beats her up in Act 2, Scene 3?
6. 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?
7. Compare and contrast London, Memphis, and Nicodemus.
8. The opening scene of Act I Scene IV has Miss Leah, Sophie, and Fannie awake, while Minnie and Frank are the last to get up. How does this indicate how each of them leads their lives?
9. 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?
10. When Minnie first wakes up in Act 1, Scene 4, Miss Leah remarks that Minnie is looking more like herself this morning. What does she mean by this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Research Kansas as it was in the 1890s and write about what daily life is like for an African American there. How well do the characters in the play portray the average black person in Kansas of those times?
Essay Topic 2
If Frank feels the need to change Minnie, why does he "love" her and marry her?
Essay Topic 3
Independence for blacks from white is not the only issue in "Flying West." There is also the topic of a woman's ability to survive and care for herself. Write about how these women show independence from male dominance and how whether this is common or unusual for their times.
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