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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. What aspect of pregnancy is particularly difficult for Lizzie?
(a) Depression.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Sore breasts.
(d) Fatigue.

2. Which one of the slave women is not happy about the event with the masters?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Louise.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Reenie.

3. What does Lizzie take from Fran's bedroom?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A hairbrush.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Stockings.

4. Yancy visits Fran to celebrate Fran's _______________ birthday.
(a) 29th.
(b) 50th.
(c) 35th.
(d) 40th.

5. Who is Reenie's master?
(a) Sir.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Duke.
(d) Earl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lizzie when she begins having sex with Drayle?

2. How many children has Mawu had who were fathered by her master?

3. The slave women receive invitations to _________________________.

4. What does Lizzie learn about her sister from Big Mama?

5. Who is Drayle's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would Fran's selling Lizzie hurt Drayle and what point would Fran be making by doing this?

3. What does the character of Glory represent in the story?

4. What are the circumstances in which Drayle first approaches Lizzie sexually?

5. How does Philip view Lizzie's relationship with Drayle and why won't Philip allow any contact between himself and Lizzie?

6. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.

7. Explain how the author implies that Drayle is God to Lizzie.

8. Why are the slave women brought to the Ohio resort and what type of status do they have in Ohio and back on their plantations?

9. What was Drayle's crime in seducing Lizzie and what was the most probable reason for his slow manner?

10. 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?

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