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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 surrounds Louisa as she walks to her destination in Chapter 1

2. How many men is Louisa involved with?

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

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

5. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss blood as a symbol in the story.

1) What is the significance of the title?

2) Where does blood appear and in what context?

3) What is the meaning of blood?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ending of "Blood-Burning Moon." Why are the neighbors absent at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss reader reception of "Cane."

1) How do critics respond to the publication of "Cane"?

2) How do Toomer's peers respond to the publication of "Cane"?

3) How does the public respond to the publication of "Cane"?

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