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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new items do the women select for the event in #24?

2. What does Reenie confess to Lizzie when they are cleaning birds?

3. Why is Sweet not given permission to leave her cottage?

4. Who is the only woman Mawu knows who might be able to help her get away from her master?

5. Who hits the man in #87 over the head with a skillet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are two possible reasons that Fran decides to sell Lizzie?

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

4. Who is Big Mama and what is her relationship with Fran?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the rampant racial bigotry in the South in the mid-19th century. What were some of the spoken and unspoken rules of behavior that people like Lizzie and the other slaves had to endure? How did bigotry ruin families and communities? What are some of the scars--physical and emotional--resulting from racial prejudice during this period?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Sweet. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are her dreams and fears? What is most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in WENCH. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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