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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. How many of her children does Mawu still have with her?
2. Who hits the man in #87 over the head with a skillet?
3. What do Lizzie's children call Fran?
4. What does Fran do to Lizzie to show her displeasure with her?
5. Who is the only woman Mawu knows who might be able to help her get away from her master?
Short Essay Questions
1. How important are the physical looks of Lizzie's children in Fran's world?
2. Why does Lizzie begin to beat her children after they are abandoned by Fran?
3. How would Fran's selling Lizzie hurt Drayle and what point would Fran be making by doing this?
4. What are the circumstances in which Drayle first approaches Lizzie sexually?
5. 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?
6. What was Drayle's crime in seducing Lizzie and what was the most probable reason for his slow manner?
7. 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?
8. Why is Fran's relationship with Lizzie's children especially hurtful to Lizzie?
9. Who is Big Mama and what is her relationship with Fran?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of racial prejudice. Identify at least two instances of prejudice in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of black women in the American South in the mid-19th century. What precedents did these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? How did their lives compare to black women living in the North during the same time period?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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