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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 a black child place on the barbecue fire?

2. Lizzie knows that she must have faith in whom?

3. In what state does Lizzie live with her master?

4. What do the slave women do while their master goes hunting during their third summer trip?

5. Which of the slave women is afraid to go swimming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does religion play such a big part in the lives and deaths of the slaves?

2. How does the African legend of Mawu and Lisa give Lizzie hope for her future?

3. Does the author bring closure to Lizzie's story at the end of the novel?

4. What reasons do the other slaveholders give to Drayle for why he should free Philip?

5. Why has Mawu waited a year in the cabin in the woods after running away from her master?

6. How does Lizzie show her naivete regarding the rape on the ship and Drayle's reaction to it?

7. What is different for Lizzie during the last trip to the Tawawa House?

8. What is Reenie's position on the survivor spirit in each slave?

9. What is the ultimate decision Lizzie makes regarding her pregnancy and her ultimate goal?

10. How does Drayle show that, while favorites of his, Lizzie and Philip are not above being punished and reminded of their slave status in life?

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

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

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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