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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tom, why can he give Louisa what the white folks can?
(a) Because he is an honest, just man.
(b) Because he is a good, honest man.
(c) Because he is a good, hard-working man.
(d) Because he is a hard-working, rich man.

2. 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 ground.
(c) They will end up on the end of his knife.
(d) They will end up on the end of his patience.

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

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

5. Where does Tom find Louisa when he stalks off to the factory town?
(a) Cooking in the kitchen.
(b) Sitting on her porch.
(c) Eating in a diner.
(d) Lying in the cane field.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bob, why is his dream of a different relationship with Louisa NOT possible?

2. What has Tom spent time in jail for?

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

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

5. What two symbols are dominant in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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