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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the last name of Louisa's employer?

4. How many men is Louisa involved with?

5. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tom doing at the campfire as Chapter 2 begins, and how is it significant?

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

3. Who does Louisa want to commit to and why?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of race in the story.

1) How does race influence the characters' actions?

2) What role does race have in the plot?

3) What are the consequences of racism?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tone of "Blood-Burning Moon." Describe the tone and how it affects the story's overall meaning.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Harlem Renaissance.

1) Define the Harlem Renaissance.

2) What musicians, artists, and writers are parts of this movement?

3) How was "Cane" a part of the Harlem Renaissance.

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