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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. Drayle bribes Lizzie with _______________ to gain increasing access to her physically.
(a) Travel.
(b) Words.
(c) Candy.
(d) Clothes.

2. What has Mawu tried to use to no avail to keep her master from her?
(a) An ax.
(b) Illness.
(c) Conjuring and potions.
(d) A broom.

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

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

5. What does Fran do to Lizzie to show her displeasure with her?
(a) Whips her.
(b) Trips her.
(c) Pinches her.
(d) Slaps her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Rabbit's hair?

2. In which state do the slaves vacation with their masters?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the slave men who travels with his master?

4. What does Drayle do as a result of the complaints of the slave in #67?

5. What accident does Billy have while staying at the plantation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Who is Mawu?

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