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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. Which of the following does Lizzie NOT wish for?

2. Why has Mawu not traveled on to Canada?

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

4. Who is the girl Philip has been seeing?

5. What does Fran want to do about Nate and Rabbit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the nature of Drayle's character in that he can do much harm under the pretense of doing the right thing.

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Sweet. 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 2

Describe Glory. What is her role in the story? What is the author trying to accomplish by developing Glory's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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