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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. According to Bob, why is his dream of a different relationship with Louisa NOT possible?
(a) Because of his parents and friends up north.
(b) Because of Louisa's desire to leave town.
(c) Because of Louisa's engagement to Tom.
(d) Because of his friends and colleagues down south.

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. According to Tom, no man better try anything on Louisa - or what?
(a) They will end up on the end of his patience.
(b) They will end up on the end of his knife.
(c) They will end up with his fist.
(d) They will end up on the ground.

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

12. 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 Mr. Stone will do to Louisa when he finds out about Bob and Louisa.
(c) What Bob will do to Tom if he finds out about Tom and Louisa.
(d) What Tom will do to Bob if he finds out about Bob and Louisa.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After getting his throat cut, what does Bob tell the white people he meets?

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

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

5. How does Tom react to the joking workers?

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