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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 "Beehive".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has Karintha been married?
(a) Many times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Never.

2. What happens to the speaker and Fern when they are together in the cornfield?
(a) Fern begins to undress.
(b) Fern faints and begins to convulse.
(c) They make love.
(d) The speaker attacks Fern as the townspeople look on.

3. How do the men in Fern's city feel about her after the narrator begins to pay her attention?
(a) They want to possess her.
(b) They want to run her out of town.
(c) They want to marry her.
(d) They want to protect her.

4. What kind of songs are being sung in the cotton fields by field workers in "Georgia Dusk"?
(a) Field songs.
(b) Folk songs.
(c) Church songs.
(d) Blues songs.

5. How is the flesh of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Moist.
(b) Wrinkled.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the speaker and Avey have an encounter in the park?

2. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?

3. What is Tom's reaction when men mention Louisa and Bob?

4. To whose singing does the author repeatedly compare Fern's face?

5. Within the "Song of the Son," to what are slaves compared?

(see the answer key)

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