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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 about Frank is Minnie proud of?
2. How old is Frank when he first travels to Europe?
3. Frank is __________ about being called a colored poet.
4. Frank can be considered what about prairie life?
5. When Frank walks aggressively toward Minnie what is Sophie's reaction?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does Minnie make excuses for Frank's aggressive behavior?
3. What vision does Sophie have for Nicodemus?
4. 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?
5. Miss Leah describes city people as hiding behind something. How does this symbolize Frank?
6. Frank arrives home drunk and, due to his gambling, with less money. Describe Frank's vices and how it comes out on his wife.
7. Who is Wil Parrish and what does his history say about him?
8. Frank is a mulatto, half black and half white. What does this status offer Frank in privileges and consequences?
9. Act I, Scene V ends with Minnie's news about her pregnancy. How does this complicate her life even further?
10. What news does Frank get that causes him to withdraw from everyone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Research avenues that women in domestic abuse situations can use and take advantage of today. Explain why it is difficult for Minnie to take some of these steps in the 1890s.
Essay Topic 2
Research and discuss plantation life as seen in the eyes of a slave. Compare this to what Miss Leah's early life was like.
Essay Topic 3
The women of Nicodemus succeed in finding the peace they are looking for. Between Sophie, Miss Leah and Fannie, each woman portrays very different types of characters. Explain how it takes more than just one of the women but all three of their persona's to work with one another to find this peace. What do each of them offer that supports the others to pursue a peaceful Nicodemus?
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