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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. What is the point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

2. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?
(a) Mr. Stone.
(b) Bob.
(c) No one.
(d) Tom.

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

4. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) No one.

5. What is the title of the novel that "Blood-Burning Moon" appears?
(a) Abel.
(b) Cane.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Cain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men is Louisa involved with?

2. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?

4. Who does Louisa believe she will choose to marry?

5. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jean Toomer's racial background significant?

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

3. What is the Point of View of "Blood-Burning Moon" and why is it significant?

4. What happens when Bob arrives at Louisa's house and discovers Tom? How is it significant?

5. What is Toomer's educational background and how is it significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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