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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 do the cotton pickers wear?

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

3. To which theme does "Georgia Dusk" contain many references?

4. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?

5. In "Evening Song", to what is Cloine compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Avey been living when the speaker encounters her in New York, and how do we know?

2. What does the speaker want the woman to do in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

3. As Karintha becomes a woman, what do young men do for her?

4. How does the narrator describe Carma?

5. What was the physical effect on the land of the boll weevil infestation?

6. How does Becky survive without the ability to work on her own?

7. Why might the author choose to use a dog as a metaphor for the soul in "Calling Jesus"?

8. How does the author describe the forest in "Nullo"?

9. How does Rhobert feel about his personal struggles affecting his family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout "Cane," the reader is shown men in danger of temptation. By what are these men tempted? How do they give into or resist this temptation? What are the potential benefits or consequences of this temptation? What might we infer Toomer is trying to say about temptation?

Essay Topic 2

Women play a huge role in Jean Toomer's "Cane". How are they depicted? Does Toomer seem to respect or disrespect women? Which characters do we see supporting this assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Temptation and the wrath of God are common themes examined in "Cane". Using at least three examples, where do we see these themes playing out? What are characters tempted by, and how do they deal with these temptations? What is the anticipated or seen reaction of God?

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