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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

2. What is the hair of the woman described compared to in "Portrait in Georgia"?

3. What does the speaker say is lacking in Avey and his encounters?

4. Who is Muriel going to the show with at 8 o'clock after Dan leaves?

5. How does Dorris describe John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the stories written about theaters ("Box Seat" and Theater"). How are the characters in the stories similar/different? What does the theater represent in each?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the first section of the book, Toomer goes to great lengths to describe the Georgian landscape. How is the land physically described? What attributes does Toomer attribute to both the land and its people? How do we see these reflected in the characters?

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