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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. At the resort, Lizzie has dreams about what?

2. What is Sweet doing when the slave women go to her cabin?

3. Where is Sweet's body found?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Reenie's position on aging and freedom?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. What spiritual connection does Mawu feel for Lizzie?

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

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

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 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 3

WENCH is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

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