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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 time of day does the story open?

2. Who represents an opportunity to escape a life of poverty for Louisa?

3. What is the title of the novel that "Blood-Burning Moon" appears?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the plot of "Blood-Burning Moon." Include the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.

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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