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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 color is Rabbit's hair?

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

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

4. Where is the cabin located?

5. Who is Drayle's favorite slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways do the white men show their disrespect for the slave women at the dinner party?

2. Explain what the author means by "Reenie's look"?

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

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

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

6. Why does Lizzie begin to beat her children after they are abandoned by Fran?

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

8. Explain Lizzie's relationship with Drayle.

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

Create a brief character study of Lizzie. 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 2

Describe Glory. What is her role in the story? What is the author trying to accomplish by developing Glory's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Reenie. 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?

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