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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 surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1

2. What time of day does the story open?

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

4. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?

5. Where does Louisa work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the tone of "Blood-Burning Moon" as Chapter 1 opens and why is it significant?

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

4. What is the Point of View of "Blood-Burning Moon" and why is it significant?

5. How is Jean Toomer's racial background significant?

6. What is the setting of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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

8. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

9. What is Bob doing as Tom and Louisa talk on her porch and why is it significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of music in "Blood-Burning Moon."

1) How is music used in the story?

2) What are the songs' tone and/or mood?

3) How does music bring the characters together?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss reader reception of "Cane."

1) How do critics respond to the publication of "Cane"?

2) How do Toomer's peers respond to the publication of "Cane"?

3) How does the public respond to the publication of "Cane"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ending of "Blood-Burning Moon." Why are the neighbors absent at the end of the story?

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