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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After getting his throat cut, what does Bob tell the white people he meets?
(a) That he killed Louisa.
(b) That Louisa left him.
(c) That Tom is responsible.
(d) That he loves Louisa.

5. What does Bob hear the men talking about at the campfire?
(a) What Mr. Stone will do to Bob when he finds out about Bob and Louisa.
(b) What Bob will do to Tom if he finds out about Tom and Louisa.
(c) What Mr. Stone will do to Louisa when he finds out about Bob and Louisa.
(d) What Tom will do to Bob if he finds out about Bob and Louisa.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Tom cut Bob's throat?
(a) Because he stole money.
(b) Because he is white.
(c) Because he spread rumors.
(d) Because he started a fight.

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

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

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

14. What did Louisa's neighbors used to listen to?
(a) The crickets.
(b) Tom play the fiddle.
(c) Louisa sing.
(d) The radio.

15. 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 lynch Tom.
(c) Form a mob and protest in the street.
(d) Form a mob and shoot Tom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Louisa at the end of the story?

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

4. According to Tom, no man better try anything on Louisa - or what?

5. How many chapters are in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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