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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the slave men who travels with his master?
(a) Philip.
(b) Henry.
(c) George.
(d) Robert.

2. Why is Lizzie jealous of Fran?
(a) Lizzie has never been able to sleep with her own children.
(b) Lizzie wishes she could have some of her jewelry.
(c) Lizzie wishes she could have some of Fran's books.
(d) Lizzie wishes she was thin like Fran is.

3. For what holiday does Fran order the entire house to be cleaned?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Christmas.

4. 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 learns that she can read and write.
(c) He thinks she is sick.
(d) He discovers that she has a club foot.

5. What is the first word that Drayle teaches Lizzie to read?
(a) Cat.
(b) She.
(c) Horse.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who attempts to rape Lizzie in the slave quarters?

3. Where is the cabin located?

4. What does Drayle ask Lizzie to give him?

5. What does Yancy give Fran when she visits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What is Mawu's plan and what could happen to her if it fails?

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

5. Who is Mawu?

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

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

8. Why are the Drayles' slaves afraid when Fran threatens to sell Lizzie?

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

10. Why does Mawu want to escape regardless of the cost and what reasons would the other women slaves at the resort have for joining her?

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