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

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

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

4. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Biography.
(c) Prose poems.
(d) Lyrical narratives.

5. What is Louisa doing as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Humming.
(b) Crying.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What time of day does the story open?

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

5. Who does Louisa believe is about to propose to her in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Louisa thinking about as she walks home in the opening scene of Chapter 1 and why is it significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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