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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Bob.
(b) Mrs. Stone.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mr. Stone.

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

6. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?
(a) Dark.
(b) Mottled.
(c) White.
(d) Light.

7. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?
(a) Work.
(b) School.
(c) Field.
(d) Home.

8. Who does Louisa believe is about to propose to her in Chapter 1?
(a) Tom.
(b) Mr. Stone.
(c) Bob.
(d) No one.

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

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

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

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

13. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?
(a) Mark.
(b) Sal.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bob.

14. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) No one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?

2. According to Louisa, why does Bob spend more time with her than Tom?

3. How many men is Louisa involved with?

4. What time of day does the story open?

5. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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