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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 Reenie secretly hiding in her cottage when Lizzie comes to visit?

2. Fran tells Lizzie that she ______________ her, and never hated her.

3. What do some of the white women do while Philip is chained to a tree?

4. Who accompanies Lizzie and Drayle when they return to the Tawawa House resort the next Summer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author address the topics of slave catchers and abolitionists?

4. What is it about Mawu's personality that allows her to ask Lizzie if Drayle is "God to you"?

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

6. How has Lizzie romanticized her position in the Drayle household throughout the novel?

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

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

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 does Fran's presence at the Tawawa House mean for Lizzie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Racial prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this book. What are the sources of prejudice in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Reenie. 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

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?

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