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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?
(a) Home.
(b) School.
(c) Field.
(d) Work.

2. What is Tom Burwell's nickname?
(a) Big Tom.
(b) Big Burr.
(c) Little Burr.
(d) Little Tom.

3. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?
(a) Smith.
(b) Seeley.
(c) Sully.
(d) Stone.

4. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?
(a) Mottled.
(b) Light.
(c) White.
(d) Dark.

5. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Louisa work?

2. What is the point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

3. What time of day does the story open?

4. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

5. What surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bob doing as Tom and Louisa talk on her porch and why is it significant?

2. What does Tom tell Louisa when he finds her after leaving the campfire and how is it significant?

3. Why are the men at the campfire afraid of Tom?

4. What literary genres does Toomer employ in "Cane" and why is it significant?

5. What is the tone of "Blood-Burning Moon" as Chapter 1 opens and why is it significant?

6. How do both Tom and Bob respond to rumors about Louisa and her relationship with the other?

7. Why does Bob look back on slavery with nostalgia?

8. "Cane," the novel from which "Blood-Burning Moon" is included, is credited with ushering in what important social movement?

9. What does Tom overhear at the campfire that upsets him?

10. Why is Louisa reluctant to make a decision about which man she should choose?

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