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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 Minnie wear upon arrival that indicates her lifestyle away from Kansas?

2. How does Minnie explain her injury?

3. What does Sophie show Minnie when Fannie goes to bed?

4. Where among the sisters does Minnie fit?

5. Frank's tone can be assumed as __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Leah continue to do with Minnie's daughter that she is most famous for?

2. What news does Frank get that causes him to withdraw from everyone?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. On previous occasions, Frank shows a little bit of guilt when he is aggressive with Minnie. What causes Frank to beat Minnie so badly and still be able to haughtily talk to Sophie as if he never hurt her?

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

7. What happy sign of true love is apparent in the last scene?

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

9. What vision does Sophie have for Nicodemus?

10. What is Minnie's attitude in regard to London and Nicodemus? How does she feel about each place and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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