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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. Who is Lizzie's master?
(a) Davidson.
(b) Darcy.
(c) Drayle.
(d) Dragoon.

2. Who convinces Drayle to let the slaves have Sundays off?
(a) Fran.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Addie.

3. What day of the week do the slaves get off from their duties?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

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

5. Who is Lizzie's blood sister?
(a) Polly.
(b) Janie.
(c) Celie.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lizzie do when Fran turns her over to the man in the black hat?

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

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

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

5. What nickname is given to Lizzie's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How important are the physical looks of Lizzie's children in Fran's world?

2. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.

3. What is Drayle's demeanor in approaching Lizzie in a sexual relationship?

4. Who is Mawu?

5. What does Dessie mean when she tells Lizzie that, "You don't know what you done brung in this house," and what is revealed about Lizzie's naivete?

6. What are some reasons for Baby's sexual assault on Lizzie?

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

8. How does the dinner party between the white men and their slave women show how the slaves are viewed by freed blacks?

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

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

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