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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. Where is Sophie when Frank first enters home from town and sees Minnie?
2. Why does Frank think Minnie brings no luck?
3. How did Frank's father meet his mother?
4. Wil is raised by whom?
5. Where does Frank go to in Act 1, Scene IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Frank's attitude in regard to Nicodemus? Why?
2. 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?
3. Describe Miss Leah's character. How is she important to the story?
4. Why does Frank beat Minnie to a dreadful state in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he get out of it?
5. Sophie mentions a Joshe and Belle. How does their story influence how Sophie feels about Minnie's domestic situation?
6. Frank is a mulatto, half black and half white. What does this status offer Frank in privileges and consequences?
7. How do so many black people end up in Nicodemus, Kansas? What are they all looking for?
8. Sophie could not care less about Memphis, but is absolutely passionate about Kansas. Why is Sophie so passionate about Nicodemus, Kansas?
9. There is talk of speculators around Nicodemus. Who are they and what do they want? How do they influence the future of Nicodemus?
10. Compare and contrast London, Memphis, and Nicodemus.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fannie, Sophie, Miss Leah, and Wil are hard-working folks who wants nothing more than an honest living that allows them to reap the benefits for which they work. Circumstances lead them to plot and execute murder. Write about how these good people end up committing such a crime and whether or not it is justifiable.
Essay Topic 2
Write about what Minnie's life as the youngest sister is like. How does where Minnie's life is heading compare to where black independence is heading?
Essay Topic 3
Ethnic pride is a monumental topic in "Flying West." Explain why ethnic pride is so important in general and why in the black community in particular.
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