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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Fought for the emancipation of slaves.
(d) Done what he liked with a black woman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What has Tom spent time in jail for?

5. Why does Tom cut Bob's throat?

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