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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?

2. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the title of "Blood-Burning Moon" symbolic?

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

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

6. "Cane," the novel from which "Blood-Burning Moon" is included, is credited with ushering in what important social movement?

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

8. What does Tom tell Louisa when he finds her after leaving the campfire and how is it significant?

9. What does Tom overhear at the campfire that upsets him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tone of "Blood-Burning Moon." Describe the tone and how it affects the story's overall meaning.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Harlem Renaissance.

1) Define the Harlem Renaissance.

2) What musicians, artists, and writers are parts of this movement?

3) How was "Cane" a part of the Harlem Renaissance.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of race in the story.

1) How does race influence the characters' actions?

2) What role does race have in the plot?

3) What are the consequences of racism?

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