Correct. The answer is b. Homer’s painting A Visit from the Old Mistress illustrates a scene in which a white former slave owner has come to a cabin where her former slaves live. Although Homer did not leave much information to explain this scene further, it nevertheless depicts an interaction between a former slave owner and former slaves in the years after the Civil War.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Homer’s painting A Visit from the Old Mistress illustrates a scene in which a white former slave owner has come to a cabin where her former slaves live. Although Homer did not leave much information to explain this scene further, it nevertheless depicts an interaction between a former slave owner and former slaves in the years after the Civil War.

Correct. The answer is d. The three former slave women wear very different clothing than the former mistress, and the differences in their clothing (as well as their posture) are intended to signal to the viewer that these women belong to two different social classes. The former mistress wears a long, formal black dress with elaborate lacework at the collar and sleeves, while the former slave women wear work clothes: rough, patched shirts and skirts, dirty aprons, and scarves covering their heads.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The three former slave women wear very different clothing than the former mistress, and the differences in their clothing (as well as their posture) are intended to signal to the viewer that these women belong to two different social classes. The former mistress wears a long, formal black dress with elaborate lacework at the collar and sleeves, while the former slave women wear work clothes: rough, patched shirts and skirts, dirty aprons, and scarves covering their heads.

Correct. The answer is a. A Visit from the Old Mistress depicts a scene after Emancipation, which means the mistress in the painting no longer owns these women as slaves. If she has come to talk about work she needs done, she cannot compel the women to do the work. She can only ask them if they are willing to do the work, and discuss how much she will pay, when the work would need to be completed, and other terms of employment. Their relationship is now one of potential employer–potential employee, not master–slave.

Incorrect. The answer is a. A Visit from the Old Mistress depicts a scene after Emancipation, which means the mistress in the painting no longer owns these women as slaves. If she has come to talk about work she needs done, she cannot compel the women to do the work. She can only ask them if they are willing to do the work, and discuss how much she will pay, when the work would need to be completed, and other terms of employment. Their relationship is now one of potential employer–potential employee, not master–slave.

Correct. The answer is b. During the Civil War and the years that followed, Homer drew and painted scenes of everyday southern life, and was greatly admired for the way he conveyed emotion through his artwork. By capturing scenes from the South, Homer helped curious Northerners see what life was like in the other half of the country, especially during the Civil War.

Incorrect. The answer is b. During the Civil War and the years that followed, Homer drew and painted scenes of everyday southern life, and was greatly admired for the way he conveyed emotion through his artwork. By capturing scenes from the South, Homer helped curious Northerners see what life was like in the other half of the country, especially during the Civil War.

Correct. The answer is c. Homer’s painting A Visit from the Old Mistress depicts a common problem that faced former slaves and slave owners in the South after the Civil War: what would their relationships look like in the absence of slavery? The answer to this question was not obvious or consistent from family to family, and required a careful renegotiation on both sides.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Homer’s painting A Visit from the Old Mistress depicts a common problem that faced former slaves and slave owners in the South after the Civil War: what would their relationships look like in the absence of slavery? The answer to this question was not obvious or consistent from family to family, and required a careful renegotiation on both sides.