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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 aspect of pregnancy is particularly difficult for Lizzie?

2. Who convinces Drayle to let the slaves have Sundays off?

3. Who makes Lizzie uncomfortable when she is dancing with Drayle?

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

5. With whom does Lizzie visit when the other slave women ostracize her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Drayle treat Fran regarding his relationship with Lizzie and why does Fran have no recourse for his actions?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.

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

9. 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?

10. How does Lizzie's relationship with Drayle negatively affect the other slaves such as Jeremiah who attempt to interact with Drayle just as Lizzie does?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Racial prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this book. What are the sources of prejudice in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances of struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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