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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?
(a) Ominous.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Humdrum.
(d) Flat.

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

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

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

5. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?
(a) Big Tom.
(b) Big Burr.
(c) Little Tom.
(d) Little Burr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?

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

3. How many men is Louisa involved with?

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

5. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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