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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. How many men is Louisa involved with?

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

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

4. Where is Louisa returning to in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Louisa work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 importance of setting in "Blood-Burning Moon" in terms of class and race divisions.

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