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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many chapters are in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

2. Who is at Louisa's house when Bob rushes there in a fury?
(a) Mr. Stone.
(b) No one.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mrs. Stone.

3. What is Louisa's mood like at the end of "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Stunned.
(b) Disinterested.
(c) Angry.
(d) Elated.

4. What do the white people do after seeing Bob with his throat cut?
(a) Form a mob and lynch Tom.
(b) Form a mob and burn the town.
(c) Form a mob and protest in the street.
(d) Form a mob and shoot Tom.

5. Where does Bob stumble after getting his throat cut?
(a) Town.
(b) Home.
(c) Tom's.
(d) Louisa's.

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

7. Where is Louisa at the end of the story?
(a) Caring for Bob.
(b) At work.
(c) Sitting on her porch.
(d) In the field with Tom.

8. What are the two workers joking about that Tom overhears?
(a) Bob's relationship with his mom.
(b) Mr. Stone's relationship with his wife.
(c) Louisa's relationship with Bob.
(d) Mrs. Stone's relationship with Tom.

9. Tom listens to an old black man tell stories of white folks, cotton picking, and what?
(a) Folklore.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Moonshining.
(d) Church revivals.

10. According to Bob, what could he have done in the time of masters and slaves?
(a) Freed Louisa in order to marry.
(b) Been a master of Louisa and her family.
(c) Done what he liked with a black woman.
(d) Fought for the emancipation of slaves.

11. What has Tom spent time in jail for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Violence.
(d) Vagrancy.

12. How does Tom react to the joking workers?
(a) With mirth.
(b) With jealousy.
(c) With sadness.
(d) With indifference.

13. Where are Louisa's neighbors at the end of the story?
(a) Nowhere to be found.
(b) Working in the field.
(c) Protesting in the street.
(d) Comforting Louisa.

14. Why does Bob not believe the gossip about Louisa and Tom?
(a) Because he doesn't believe Louisa would jeopardize her job.
(b) Because he doesn't believe any gossip could be true.
(c) Because he doesn't believe Louisa would choose a black man instead of him.
(d) Because he doesn't believe Tom would choose Louisa instead of someone else.

15. Where is Bob as Louisa and Tom talk about their relationship?
(a) On his way to meet Louisa.
(b) On his way to Tom's house.
(c) On his way to see his parents.
(d) On his way to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bob hear the men talking about at the campfire?

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

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

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

5. What kind of relationship does Bob want to have with Louisa that he currently does not?

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