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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 Lizzie do in hopes of terminating her pregnancy?

2. Who douses Philip with water as he waters plants with a hose?

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

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

5. What request does Philip make of Lizzie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Sweet's master behave so cavalierly at her death?

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

6. What spiritual connection does Mawu feel for Lizzie?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in WENCH. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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