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

2. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?
(a) Flat.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Humdrum.
(d) Ominous.

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

4. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?
(a) Mark.
(b) Sal.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bob.

5. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Crying.
(b) Reading.
(c) Humming.
(d) Skipping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day does the story open?

3. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?

4. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?

5. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the tone of "Blood-Burning Moon" as Chapter 1 opens and why is it significant?

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

5. How do both Tom and Bob respond to rumors about Louisa and her relationship with the other?

6. Why does Bob look back on slavery with nostalgia?

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

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

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

10. Why is Louisa reluctant to make a decision about which man she should choose?

(see the answer keys)

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