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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How many men is Louisa involved with?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

4. What time of day does the story open?

5. Where does Louisa work?

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