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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 last name of Louisa's employer?

2. Where is Louisa when Bob arrives at their meeting place in Chapter 1?

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

4. How many men is Louisa involved with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Louisa reluctant to make a decision about which man she should choose?

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

4. Why does the mob lynch Tom?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Tom overhear at the campfire that upsets him?

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 fire as a symbol in the story.

1) Where does fire appear and in what context?

2) What is the meaning of fire?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following conflicts in "Blood-Burning Moon."

1) The conflict between Louisa and herself.

2) The conflict between Tom and Bob.

3) The conflict between the white and black communities.

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