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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Prose poems.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Lyrical narratives.
(d) Biography.

2. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) No one.

3. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?
(a) Field.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) Work.

4. What time of day does the story open?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Sundown.

5. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Stone.
(b) Bob.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mrs. Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?

2. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

3. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

4. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?

5. Where does Louisa work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jean Toomer's racial background significant?

2. Describe the opening scene of "Blood-Burning Moon" and its significance.

3. Why are the men at the campfire afraid of Tom?

4. What is the Point of View of "Blood-Burning Moon" and why is it significant?

5. What is Bob doing as Tom and Louisa talk on her porch and why is it significant?

6. What is Louisa thinking about as she walks home in the opening scene of Chapter 1 and why is it significant?

7. What is Tom doing at the campfire as Chapter 2 begins, and how is it significant?

8. What literary genres does Toomer employ in "Cane" and why is it significant?

9. How does Bob incite a mob to go after Tom?

10. What is Toomer's educational background and how is it significant?

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