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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 patience.
(d) They will end up on the end of his knife.

4. Where is Tom as Chapter 2 opens?
(a) Sitting around a campfire.
(b) Working in the field.
(c) Sleeping at home.
(d) Eating downtown.

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

6. How does Louisa respond to Tom's question about her and Bob?
(a) She exclaims that the stories are all lies.
(b) She tells him the truth about Bob.
(c) She pretends that she doesn't know what he means.
(d) She begins to cry and asks forgiveness.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What kind of relationship does Bob want to have with Louisa that he currently does not?
(a) An open relationship.
(b) A better relationship.
(c) A sexual relationship.
(d) An honest relationship.

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

14. What two symbols are dominant in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Fire and water.
(b) Blood and air.
(c) Water and air.
(d) Blood and fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Bob not believe the gossip about Louisa and Tom?

3. What does Tom do when the joking men laugh at him?

4. According to Bob, what could he have done in the time of masters and slaves?

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

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