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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) Work.
(c) Field.
(d) School.

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

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

4. Who is Louisa supposed to meet in an hour as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Stone.
(d) Mrs. Stone.

5. What is the name of Louisa's employers' son?
(a) Sal.
(b) Bob.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Louisa is described as having what kind of skin color in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

5. According to Louisa, why does Bob spend more time with her than Tom?

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. Who does Louisa want to commit to and why?

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

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

5. How does Bob incite a mob to go after Tom?

6. How is the title of "Blood-Burning Moon" symbolic?

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

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

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

10. Describe the opening scene of "Blood-Burning Moon" and its significance.

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