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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 point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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

3. How many men is Louisa involved with?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bob arrives at Louisa's house and discovers Tom? How is it significant?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the setting of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of music in "Blood-Burning Moon."

1) How is music used in the story?

2) What are the songs' tone and/or mood?

3) How does music bring the characters together?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following conflicts in "Blood-Burning Moon."

1) The conflict between Louisa and herself.

2) The conflict between Tom and Bob.

3) The conflict between the white and black communities.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ending of "Blood-Burning Moon." Why are the neighbors absent at the end of the story?

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