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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "Carma".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Becky's house?
(a) Next to the railroad tracks.
(b) In a forest.
(c) On a farm.
(d) In the center of town.

2. During the boll weevil infestation, where was there no water?
(a) The pipes.
(b) The wells.
(c) The rivers.
(d) The streams.

3. What color is the hair of the old woman described in "Face"?
(a) Earth brown.
(b) Jet black.
(c) Sunny blond.
(d) Silver gray.

4. At what age does the smoke hang in the air for so long that people can taste it in the water?
(a) When Karintha is 12.
(b) When Karintha is a woman.
(c) When Karintha is a child.
(d) When Karintha is elderly.

5. What do all of the men in Karintha's life want to bring her?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Money.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition is the soil in November after the boll weevil infestation?

2. For emphasis of the field workers' plight, what does Toomer use?

3. What animals were described as searching for water?

4. Who does the narrator blame for the end of Carma's story?

5. Why did Carma take a lover?

(see the answer key)

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