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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bob as Louisa and Tom talk about their relationship?
(a) On his way to work.
(b) On his way to meet Louisa.
(c) On his way to Tom's house.
(d) On his way to see his parents.

2. According to Tom, why can he give Louisa what the white folks can?
(a) Because he is a good, honest man.
(b) Because he is an honest, just man.
(c) Because he is a good, hard-working man.
(d) Because he is a hard-working, rich man.

3. What did Louisa's neighbors used to listen to?
(a) The radio.
(b) The crickets.
(c) Louisa sing.
(d) Tom play the fiddle.

4. Where does Bob stumble after getting his throat cut?
(a) Tom's.
(b) Louisa's.
(c) Town.
(d) Home.

5. Where does Tom find Louisa when he stalks off to the factory town?
(a) Sitting on her porch.
(b) Lying in the cane field.
(c) Eating in a diner.
(d) Cooking in the kitchen.

6. How many chapters are in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

7. According to Tom, no man better try anything on Louisa - or what?
(a) They will end up on the end of his knife.
(b) They will end up on the end of his patience.
(c) They will end up with his fist.
(d) They will end up on the ground.

8. Tom listens to an old black man tell stories of white folks, cotton picking, and what?
(a) Moonshining.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Church revivals.
(d) Folklore.

9. What kind of relationship does Bob want to have with Louisa that he currently does not?
(a) A better relationship.
(b) A sexual relationship.
(c) An open relationship.
(d) An honest relationship.

10. How does Louisa respond to Tom's question about her and Bob?
(a) She exclaims that the stories are all lies.
(b) She tells him the truth about Bob.
(c) She begins to cry and asks forgiveness.
(d) She pretends that she doesn't know what he means.

11. Who is at Louisa's house when Bob rushes there in a fury?
(a) No one.
(b) Mr. Stone.
(c) Mrs. Stone.
(d) Tom.

12. Where is Louisa at the end of the story?
(a) Sitting on her porch.
(b) At work.
(c) Caring for Bob.
(d) In the field with Tom.

13. How does Tom react to the joking workers?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With mirth.
(c) With sadness.
(d) With jealousy.

14. According to Bob, what could he have done in the time of masters and slaves?
(a) Been a master of Louisa and her family.
(b) Fought for the emancipation of slaves.
(c) Done what he liked with a black woman.
(d) Freed Louisa in order to marry.

15. Where is Tom as Chapter 2 opens?
(a) Eating downtown.
(b) Sitting around a campfire.
(c) Sleeping at home.
(d) Working in the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom do when the joking men laugh at him?

2. What does Bob hear the men talking about at the campfire?

3. After getting his throat cut, what does Bob tell the white people he meets?

4. What two symbols are dominant in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

5. Where are Louisa's neighbors at the end of the story?

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