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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. According to Miss Leah, Kansas's winter teaches you what?

2. What image in the mirror occupies Minnie as she prepares to get ready for dinner?

3. Wil Parrish can be described as _________.

4. Miss Leah is _________ in regards to her old age.

5. How can the reader tell Sophie is older than Fannie?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Minnie miss about Kansas and why?

3. What is Sophie's reaction when Minnie hands over the deed and what does that say about Sophie?

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

6. What is Minnie thinking while Frank beats her up in Act 2, Scene 3?

7. Frank arrives home drunk and, due to his gambling, with less money. Describe Frank's vices and how it comes out on his wife.

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. What is the mood of the last scene of the play, and how is it shown?

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

Wil speaks of the significance of memories, good and bad. How are memories important in what makes up a person?

Essay Topic 3

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

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