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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the white people do after seeing Bob with his throat cut?
(a) Form a mob and protest in the street.
(b) Form a mob and shoot Tom.
(c) Form a mob and burn the town.
(d) Form a mob and lynch Tom.

2. What kind of relationship does Bob want to have with Louisa that he currently does not?
(a) An honest relationship.
(b) A better relationship.
(c) An open relationship.
(d) A sexual relationship.

3. What two symbols are dominant in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Blood and air.
(b) Water and air.
(c) Blood and fire.
(d) Fire and water.

4. What does Tom do when the joking men laugh at him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He pulls a knife.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He applauds.

5. Where is Louisa at the end of the story?
(a) Caring for Bob.
(b) At work.
(c) In the field with Tom.
(d) Sitting on her porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two workers joking about that Tom overhears?

2. Where is Tom as Chapter 2 opens?

3. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?

4. Why does Tom cut Bob's throat?

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

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