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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1
(a) Stores.
(b) Shanties.
(c) Factories.
(d) Mansions.

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

3. How many men is Louisa involved with?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. What is the title of the novel that "Blood-Burning Moon" appears?
(a) Abel.
(b) Cain.
(c) Cane.
(d) Isaiah.

5. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Prose poems.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Lyrical narratives.
(d) Biography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

2. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Louisa work?

4. What time of day does the story open?

5. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?

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