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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 Drayle do that angers Fran?
2. Why does the event with the masters take place in an attic?
3. Why does Drayle move Lizzie back into the big house?
4. Who is the only woman Mawu knows who might be able to help her get away from her master?
5. What is the name of Drayle's one-eyed horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How important are the physical looks of Lizzie's children in Fran's world?
2. Explain what the author means by "Reenie's look"?
3. 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?
4. How would Fran's selling Lizzie hurt Drayle and what point would Fran be making by doing this?
5. Why are Lizzie's children pushed aside when Fran's nephew, Billy, arrives for a visit?
6. What was Drayle's crime in seducing Lizzie and what was the most probable reason for his slow manner?
7. Who is Mawu?
8. How does the dinner party between the white men and their slave women show how the slaves are viewed by freed blacks?
9. In what ways do the white men show their disrespect for the slave women at the dinner party?
10. How does Philip view Lizzie's relationship with Drayle and why won't Philip allow any contact between himself and Lizzie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
There are several events of foreshadowing in WENCH. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
The author shows more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples of loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.
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