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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the "Song of the Son," where ought we pour our soul?
(a) In song.
(b) Onto the page.
(c) In God.
(d) Into others' hearts.

2. Where does the whistle mark the end of the day's shift?
(a) The sawmill.
(b) The cotton plant.
(c) The bakery.
(d) The factory.

3. How is Karintha's skin described?
(a) Sweet as nectar.
(b) Dusk on the eastern horizon.
(c) The color of newly plowed earth.
(d) A river of chocolate.

4. In what condition is the soil in November after the boll weevil infestation?
(a) Dark.
(b) Hard.
(c) Cold.
(d) Dry.

5. What is the woman described in "Face" doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Crying.

6. Where was Becky's house?
(a) In the center of town.
(b) On a farm.
(c) In a forest.
(d) Next to the railroad tracks.

7. What do the cotton pickers wear?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Boots.
(c) No shoes.
(d) Leather shoes.

8. In "Evening Song", to what is Cloine compared?
(a) Society.
(b) The body.
(c) Technology,
(d) Nature.

9. When contemplating what sort of life Fern might have, how does the author compare love to prejudice?
(a) It is deeply rooted in issues of possession.
(b) It is subject to the same narrowminded assumptions.
(c) It is difficult to change once it has been engrained.
(d) It cannot be bettered by a change in geographical location.

10. How is Carma described?
(a) Strong.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Angry.
(d) Lively.

11. What animal dies in the field under the blades of the mower in "Reapers"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rat.
(d) A snake.

12. How does Karintha express her anger?
(a) Hurting people's feelings.
(b) Writing.
(c) Screaming and hitting.
(d) Breaking things.

13. With what does the poem "Nullo" primarily deal?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Silence.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Fire.

14. At what age does the smoke hang in the air for so long that people can taste it in the water?
(a) When Karintha is a child.
(b) When Karintha is 12.
(c) When Karintha is elderly.
(d) When Karintha is a woman.

15. Who is the "son" in the "Song of the Son"?
(a) The plantation owner's son.
(b) The slaves' ancestors.
(c) Jesus.
(d) A boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon which of Cloine's body parts is the speaker fixated?

2. How is the weather in Georgia in November?

3. What do the cotton song's lyrics reference?

4. What happens to the speaker and Fern when they are together in the cornfield?

5. Becky was a _____________ woman and her children were ______________.

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