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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lizzie do everything that Drayle insists on sexually while she is pregnant?
(a) She is afraid that he will beat her if she refuses.
(b) She is bored with other men.
(c) She is very sexually excited by him.
(d) She is afraid he will sleep with other slave women.

2. Which of the following is NOT a potential problem Lizzie sees regarding her children?
(a) They will never learn to read and write.
(b) They are forgetting that she is their mother.
(c) They will be hurt if Fran gets bored with them.
(d) They are forgetting their roots.

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

4. In which state do the slaves vacation with their masters?
(a) Maine.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Ohio.
(d) New York.

5. 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 refuses to perform oral sex.
(c) She asks for the freedom of her children.
(d) She demands her freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Drayle come to Lizzie's room frequently?

2. What does Drayle ask Lizzie to give him?

3. Of what does Mawu accuse Lizzie?

4. Drayle bribes Lizzie with _______________ to gain increasing access to her physically.

5. What does Mawu make up her mind to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Drayle treat Fran regarding his relationship with Lizzie and why does Fran have no recourse for his actions?

2. Why is Fran's relationship with Lizzie's children especially hurtful to Lizzie?

3. What are two possible reasons for why Fran steals Lizzie's children from her?

4. Explain what the author means by "Reenie's look"?

5. What are two possible reasons that Fran decides to sell Lizzie?

6. What is the setting for the story and who are the six slaves who appear as the story begins?

7. Who is Mawu?

8. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.

9. What is Mawu's life like with her master, Tip, on the plantation?

10. Why are Lizzie's children pushed aside when Fran's nephew, Billy, arrives for a visit?

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