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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What time of day does the story open?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Sundown.
(d) Afternoon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?

2. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?

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

4. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

5. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?

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