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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. How does Fannie show Frank a warm welcome?

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

3. What does Frank do with Minnie before she meets his friends?

4. What does Miss Leah refuse to use despite her obvious need?

5. Who does Minnie want Sophie to show her work to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What struggle does Frank have with Sophie that prompts him to tell her to stop being high and mighty?

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. Frank learns from his poker friends that the sisters are sitting on land that is worth a lot of money. How does this knowledge foreshadow events?

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

6. 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?

7. Describe Miss Leah's character. How is she important to the story?

8. Describe Fannie and Sophie's introduction to Frank.

9. Miss Leah is not usually one to stand silent, but when it comes to domestic abuse she says very little. Why doesn't Miss Leah say anything to Minnie even though she knows Frank is likely to hit again?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Manipulation is seen time and again throughout the play. Find examples and explain how manipulation is used by everyone good and bad.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Frank's insecurities and how it comes out throughout the play.

Essay Topic 3

If Frank feels the need to change Minnie, why does he "love" her and marry her?

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