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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 ground.
(c) They will end up on the end of his knife.
(d) They will end up with his fist.

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

3. 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 his friends and colleagues down south.
(c) Because of Louisa's desire to leave town.
(d) Because of Louisa's engagement to Tom.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 an honest, just man.
(d) Because he is a good, hard-working man.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom cut Bob's throat?

2. Who is at Louisa's house when Bob rushes there in a fury?

3. Where is Bob as Louisa and Tom talk about their relationship?

4. Where are Louisa's neighbors at the end of the story?

5. What is Louisa's mood like at the end of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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