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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the men in Fern's city feel about her after the narrator begins to pay her attention?
(a) They want to marry her.
(b) They want to run her out of town.
(c) They want to possess her.
(d) They want to protect her.

3. What specifically is stated as not happening in the forest in "Nullo"?
(a) It is not raining.
(b) It is not windy.
(c) There are no people.
(d) It is not on fire.

4. After her wild behavior, who defends Karintha?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her teacher.

5. The Song of the Son is a song about whom?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Barlo.
(c) Love.
(d) Jesus.

6. For emphasis of the field workers' plight, what does Toomer use?
(a) The cotton picker's voice.
(b) God's voice.
(c) The plantation manager's voice.
(d) The preacher's voice.

7. What animal has been walking in the forest as evidenced by imprints in "Nullo"?
(a) Cow.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Fox.

8. How have the woman's wrinkles described in "Face" been made?
(a) Pain.
(b) Thought.
(c) Stress.
(d) Fright.

9. To which theme does "Georgia Dusk" contain many references?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

10. What do all of the men in Karintha's life want to bring her?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Hope.
(d) Money.

11. How does the narrator describe Carma's story?
(a) A dastardly debacle.
(b) The crudest melodrama.
(c) The saddest tragedy.
(d) The finest love story.

12. In what condition is the soil in November after the boll weevil infestation?
(a) Hard.
(b) Dry.
(c) Cold.
(d) Dark.

13. What religion do those being converted now belong to in "Conversion"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Hinduism.

14. What did the townspeople secretly bring Becky?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Their problems.
(d) Tools.

15. With what does the poem "Nullo" primarily deal?
(a) Silence.
(b) Fire.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the cotton song, what is the salvation of Judgment Day?

2. How is the weather in Georgia in November?

3. The poem "Evening Song" is an ode to whom?

4. How is the soil described in "Song of the Son"?

5. Where was the cotton song sung?

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