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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?
(a) Work.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) Field.

2. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?
(a) Mark.
(b) Bob.
(c) Sal.
(d) Tom.

3. What time of day does the story open?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Sundown.

4. What surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1
(a) Factories.
(b) Mansions.
(c) Shanties.
(d) Stores.

5. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?
(a) Stone.
(b) Smith.
(c) Sully.
(d) Seeley.

6. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?
(a) Bob.
(b) Mr. Stone.
(c) No one.
(d) Tom.

7. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?
(a) No one.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) Bob.

8. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?
(a) Little Burr.
(b) Big Burr.
(c) Little Tom.
(d) Big Tom.

9. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?
(a) White.
(b) Dark.
(c) Mottled.
(d) Light.

10. According to Louisa, why does Bob spend more time with her than Tom?
(a) Tom has to care for his sick mother.
(b) Tom lives in another city.
(c) Tom spends his days away in the fields.
(d) Tom is married to someone else.

11. Who does Louisa believe is about to propose to her in Chapter 1?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) No one.

12. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?
(a) No one.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) Bob.

13. How many men is Louisa involved with?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. Where does Louisa work?
(a) At Mr. Smith's apartment.
(b) At Mr. and Mrs. Stone's home.
(c) At Mr. and Mrs. Sully's store.
(d) At Mrs. Seeley's factory.

15. What is the point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

2. What is the title of the novel that "Blood-Burning Moon" appears?

3. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?

4. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

5. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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