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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. Where is Sweet's body found?

2. What is the cause of the rash on Sweet's neck and shoulders?

3. What does Lizzie notice right away when she sees Glory?

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

5. What request does Philip make of Lizzie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most obvious reason that Lizzie does not run away from Drayle at the end of the story?

2. What spiritual connection does Mawu feel for Lizzie?

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

4. 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?

5. How does the absence of Sweet, Reenie and Mawu alter Lizzie's feelings about Drayle?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mawu show that she is intent on running away very soon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply WENCH? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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

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.

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