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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 "Box Seat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last image of the storm in "Storm Ending"?
(a) The lake gleaming.
(b) The moon glowing.
(c) The sun shining.
(d) The lightning striking.

2. Which law is referenced as affecting Seventh Street?
(a) First Amendment.
(b) Anti-interracial marriage.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) No gambling.

3. The poem "Evening Song" is an ode to whom?
(a) Karintha.
(b) Cloine.
(c) Fern.
(d) Becky.

4. Which celestial orb does the author use in "Evening Song" to describe Cloine?
(a) The sun.
(b) The stars.
(c) The Earth.
(d) The moon.

5. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tar.
(d) Black skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the hair of the old woman described in "Face"?

2. In "Her Lips are Copper Wire," what does Toomer use as a larger description theme?

3. To what are the woman's muscles in "Face" compared?

4. When contemplating what sort of life Fern might have, how does the author compare love to prejudice?

5. Who does Dan compare himself to when he makes the exclamation in the theater?

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