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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 the point of view of "Blood-Burning Moon"?

2. According to Louisa, who will tie her more closely to her current life of poverty if she marries this person?

3. How could the tone of Chapter 1 be described?

4. What literary genre does Toomer NOT employ in "Blood-Burning Moon"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Tom Burwell and Bob Stone.

1) What kind of characters are they?

2) What choice should Louisa have made and why?

Essay Topic 2

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"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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