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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 does Lizzie give Drayle in exchange for his taking her to meet her sister?

2. What does Lizzie learn about her sister from Big Mama?

3. What does Drayle bring to Lizzie on the first night he visits her at the plantation?

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

5. What does Mawu make up her mind to see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Fran's behavior fluctuate between listlessness and determination throughout the book?

7. Who is Mawu?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

WENCH is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

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

Create a brief character study of Fran. 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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