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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text, how many rooms do typical homes in Georgia have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. How many sons did Becky have?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What kind of songs are being sung in the cotton fields by field workers in "Georgia Dusk"?
(a) Field songs.
(b) Folk songs.
(c) Blues songs.
(d) Church songs.

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

5. "Georgia Dusk" discusses what time of day?
(a) Late night.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the poem "Nullo" primarily deal?

2. How is Carma described?

3. How is Esther described physically?

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

5. How is the weather in Georgia in November?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given the content of the poem "Conversion," how might the author feel about the process of conversion?

2. Does the narrator appear to place blame on Bane for cutting the men?

3. How does Louisa feel about Tom Burwell and Bob Stone?

4. What does the fieldmouse represent in the poem, "Reapers"?

5. How does the author describe both the African and Christian God in "Conversion"?

6. How is the sound of the storm described in "Storm Ending"?

7. What does Paul want from Bona?

8. What are the "reapers" in the poem of the same name?

9. According to Helen, why are girls fascinated with Paul?

10. How does Karintha act out as a 12-year-old?

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