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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?
(a) Light.
(b) Mottled.
(c) White.
(d) Dark.

4. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) No one.
(d) Mr. Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?

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

3. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?

4. What surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1

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

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