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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Frank say colored people always put in charge?

3. What does Minnie find out about her own parents?

4. What does Miss Leah think of Frank's violent behavior?

5. When does Miss Leah go west?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie's move out west symbolize change in black history as much as it is change in physical location?

Essay Topic 2

Interview or find first-person accounts of someone of mixed race. What struggles does this person have in regard to their background? What particular experiences did the person go through because he/she is of mixed race? Does it depend on where and when the person lives and grows up? Does it depend on the parents' influence and how they approach the subject to their child? Are any of the issues seen today the same as when Sophie and Frank were born? What struggles do Sophie and Frank face that mixed race children do not have to deal with anymore?

Essay Topic 3

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

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