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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fannie think about Frank's feelings toward Minnie?

2. What is Sophie's mood before she encounters Frank in the yard?

3. What does Miss Leah prepare Minnie to help her calm her nerves?

4. Which character in Act II Scene IV carries a shotgun at the front porch?

5. What does Miss Leah share with Minnie about James's feelings toward her children?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose either Nicodemus, Memphis, New Orleans, or London. Compare and contrast what the civil liberties as it were in the 1890s to today's civil liberties. Is there progress? How much? What did it take to create such progress?

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