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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom do when the joking men laugh at him?
(a) He pulls a knife.
(b) He applauds.
(c) He cries.
(d) He runs away.

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

3. Why does Tom cut Bob's throat?
(a) Because he started a fight.
(b) Because he stole money.
(c) Because he is white.
(d) Because he spread rumors.

4. What has Tom spent time in jail for?
(a) Vagrancy.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Theft.
(d) Violence.

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

6. 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.

7. What are the two workers joking about that Tom overhears?
(a) Bob's relationship with his mom.
(b) Mr. Stone's relationship with his wife.
(c) Mrs. Stone's relationship with Tom.
(d) Louisa's relationship with Bob.

8. According to Bob, why is his dream of a different relationship with Louisa NOT possible?
(a) Because of Louisa's desire to leave town.
(b) Because of his parents and friends up north.
(c) Because of Louisa's engagement to Tom.
(d) Because of his friends and colleagues down south.

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

10. Where are Louisa's neighbors at the end of the story?
(a) Protesting in the street.
(b) Working in the field.
(c) Comforting Louisa.
(d) Nowhere to be found.

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Bob not believe the gossip about Louisa and Tom?
(a) Because he doesn't believe any gossip could be true.
(b) Because he doesn't believe Tom would choose Louisa instead of someone else.
(c) Because he doesn't believe Louisa would jeopardize her job.
(d) Because he doesn't believe Louisa would choose a black man instead of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chapters are in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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

3. What do the white people do after seeing Bob with his throat cut?

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

5. Tom listens to an old black man tell stories of white folks, cotton picking, and what?

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