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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. Who is the cook at the Tawawa House who befriends Lizzie?

2. What animal does Mawu use in a voodoo ritual at Sweet's burial?

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

4. Why is the Tawawa Resort closing?

5. Whose cottage catches fire on the night of the barbecue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Drayle's decision to send Nate to school in Ohio a bittersweet one for Lizzie?

3. Where has Reenie escaped to and what keeps Lizzie from running away immediately?

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

5. Why does Lizzie think that Drayle freed Philip for her sake?

6. How is Lizzie's bondage on the ship more like a slave than a preferred mistress?

7. Describe how the old man who was a freed slave traveling on the train to Ohio signifies the importance of freedom regardless of age?

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

9. How does Reenie's behavior show that her life has changed dramatically for the worse in the time since she saw the other women last Summer?

10. What frightens Lizzie about the prospect that Drayle could free Philip?

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

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances of struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Drayle. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are his dreams and fears? What is most valuable to him in his world?

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