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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. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?
(a) She is at work.
(b) She is at home.
(c) She is at school.
(d) She is downtown.

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

3. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Lyrical narratives.
(c) Prose poems.
(d) Biography.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Louisa, why does Bob spend more time with her than Tom?

3. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

4. What time of day does the story open?

5. How many men is Louisa involved with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom overhear at the campfire that upsets him?

2. "Cane," the novel from which "Blood-Burning Moon" is included, is credited with ushering in what important social movement?

3. What literary genres does Toomer employ in "Cane" and why is it significant?

4. What is Louisa thinking about as she walks home in the opening scene of Chapter 1 and why is it significant?

5. Describe the opening scene of "Blood-Burning Moon" and its significance.

6. Why does Bob look back on slavery with nostalgia?

7. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

8. Who does Louisa want to commit to and why?

9. How does Bob incite a mob to go after Tom?

10. How is the title of "Blood-Burning Moon" symbolic?

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