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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Glory and her husband are part of ________________________.
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The Underground Railroad.
(c) The Republican party.
(d) The John Birch Society.

2. Who tells Drayle that Mawu plans to run away?
(a) Philip.
(b) Reenie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Sweet.

3. Why does the man in the black hat want the money back that he has paid for Lizzie?
(a) She is not strong enough to work.
(b) He discovers that she has a club foot.
(c) He thinks she is sick.
(d) He learns that she can read and write.

4. What does Drayle ask Lizzie to give him?
(a) A child.
(b) A buttermilk pie.
(c) Her books.
(d) A letter.

5. What does Yancy give Fran when she visits?
(a) Sweets from Charleston.
(b) Embroidered handkerchiefs.
(c) An emerald brooch.
(d) Green taffeta fabric.

6. Why does Drayle send Lizzie and her children to move to the slave quarters?
(a) Billy needs the extra bedroom.
(b) Fran is ill with a contagious disease.
(c) The Big House is being renovated.
(d) He has a new mistress.

7. With which slave does Lizzie try to spend time who rejects her?
(a) Philip.
(b) Henry.
(c) Atticus.
(d) Sam.

8. What does Philip use to mark the path the slaves take to view the resort for free blacks?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Bits of fabric.
(d) Pieces of yarn.

9. What is the name of Drayle's one-eyed horse?
(a) Mr. Goodfellow.
(b) Tipsy.
(c) Half Wit.
(d) Charlie.

10. What does Drayle do that angers Fran?
(a) Gives Lizzie some jewelry.
(b) Builds a cabin for Lizzie.
(c) Moves Lizzie into her own bedroom.
(d) Gives Lizzie her freedom.

11. Why does Drayle threaten Lizzie one night that he could have dozens of slave women in the barracks?
(a) She is gaining a lot of weight.
(b) She asks for the freedom of her children.
(c) She refuses to perform oral sex.
(d) She demands her freedom.

12. Of what does Mawu accuse Lizzie?
(a) Trying to run away.
(b) Loving her master.
(c) Sneaking out to see her lover.
(d) Earning money for sewing.

13. Who is Tip?
(a) Lizzie's son.
(b) Mawu's brother.
(c) Mawu's master.
(d) Philip's brother.

14. The slave women receive invitations to _________________________.
(a) A ball.
(b) A hayride.
(c) Dinner with their masters.
(d) A community picnic.

15. What nickname is given to Lizzie's daughter?
(a) Little Bit.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Lizzie dreams about for her children?

2. Who hits the man in #87 over the head with a skillet?

3. Which of the following is NOT a place where Lizzie writes the new word she has learned?

4. What does Fran do to spoil Lizzie's children?

5. Who is Fran's nephew who arrives for the holiday?

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