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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which dancer in the theater particularly appeals to John?
(a) Dorris.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Jane.
(d) Karintha.

2. What is Tom Burwell's punishment for killing Bob Stone?
(a) He is tarred and feathered.
(b) He is shot in the head.
(c) He is burned at the stake.
(d) He is lynched.

3. Where are Muriel, Bernice, and Dan going to see the show?
(a) Lincoln Theater.
(b) Edgewood Theater.
(c) Ross Theater.
(d) Grand Theater.

4. Who is Paul's roommate?
(a) Art.
(b) Sam.
(c) Rhobert.
(d) Tate.

5. In what state do the speaker and Avey have an encounter in the park?
(a) New York.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Georgia.

6. How does Rhobert feel about his family?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He loves them.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He does not care about them.

7. Who brags about his knowledge of women and that he could "get" Avey if he wanted to?
(a) Rhobert.
(b) Ned.
(c) Bullo.
(d) Tom.

8. At what point does the woman's soul leave her in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) When she comes home at night.
(b) When she goes to work.
(c) When she sleeps with men.
(d) When she awakes.

9. What ethnicity is Paul?
(a) Black.
(b) We do not find out.
(c) White.
(d) Mixed.

10. What does the speaker worry about when calling the spirits in "Prayer"?
(a) His voice will not reach them.
(b) His words will be wrong.
(c) They will not understand him.
(d) They will not care.

11. In "Her Lips are Copper Wire," what does Toomer use as a larger description theme?
(a) Sports.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Cars.
(d) Electricity.

12. What type of bee is the speaker in "Beehive"?
(a) Honey.
(b) Queen.
(c) Worker.
(d) Drone.

13. What wish is expressed by the speaker in "Beehive"?
(a) To leave the beehive forever.
(b) To take over the beehive.
(c) To pollinate flowers.
(d) To mate with the queen.

14. How does Dorris describe John?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Tall.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Fat.

15. Where do Louisa and Bob meet secretly?
(a) In the plantation house.
(b) At cane break.
(c) In the factory.
(d) In Louisa's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What courses through the speaker's veins in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

2. Seventh Street is located in which city?

3. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" not call out to his fellow workers?

4. What is the name of the keeper of the boarding house in which Muriel lives?

5. Who is the speaker in "Harvest Song"?

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