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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Reading.
(b) Humming.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Crying.

2. Where does Louisa work?
(a) At Mr. and Mrs. Sully's store.
(b) At Mrs. Seeley's factory.
(c) At Mr. and Mrs. Stone's home.
(d) At Mr. Smith's apartment.

3. According to Tom, no man better try anything on Louisa - or what?
(a) They will end up with his fist.
(b) They will end up on the end of his patience.
(c) They will end up on the ground.
(d) They will end up on the end of his knife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bob not believe the gossip about Louisa and Tom?

2. Where is Louisa at the end of the story?

3. What did Louisa's neighbors used to listen to?

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

5. What has Tom spent time in jail for?

(see the answer key)

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