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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?
(a) She is downtown.
(b) She is at home.
(c) She is at school.
(d) She is at work.

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

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

4. According to Louisa, why does Bob spend more time with her than Tom?
(a) Tom lives in another city.
(b) Tom is married to someone else.
(c) Tom spends his days away in the fields.
(d) Tom has to care for his sick mother.

5. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?
(a) Mr. Stone.
(b) Bob.
(c) Tom.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does the story open?

2. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?

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

4. What is Louisa doing 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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