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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 does Lizzie give to Mawu before she leaves?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) The letter from Reenie.
(d) Some money.

2. How many days is Philip left chained to a tree?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

3. What does Sweet ask the slave women to help her bury in memory of her daughter who has died?
(a) A locket.
(b) A ribbon.
(c) A black dress.
(d) A photograph.

4. What do the slave women at the resort gather for Sweet?
(a) Pine cones.
(b) Walnuts.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Fabric.

5. What does Lizzie do when Drayle refuses to answer her request?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Cook for Drayle.
(c) Speak to Drayle.
(d) Have sex with Drayle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor does Lizzie ask of Drayle?

2. Where does Fran hold vigil over Lizzie when Lizzie is ill?

3. What does Lizzie notice right away when she sees Glory?

4. What does Glory deliver to the resort?

5. Why is Philip beaten and punished?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most obvious reason that Lizzie does not run away from Drayle at the end of the story?

2. What is Reenie's position on aging and freedom?

3. What is it about Mawu's personality that allows her to ask Lizzie if Drayle is "God to you"?

4. What frightens Lizzie about the prospect that Drayle could free Philip?

5. Why does Lizzie think that Drayle freed Philip for her sake?

6. Does the author bring closure to Lizzie's story at the end of the novel?

7. How is Lizzie's bondage on the ship more like a slave than a preferred mistress?

8. Explain the nature of Drayle's character in that he can do much harm under the pretense of doing the right thing.

9. How does the African legend of Mawu and Lisa give Lizzie hope for her future?

10. What does Fran's presence at the Tawawa House mean for Lizzie?

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