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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After her first baby was born, how did the townspeople react towards Becky?
(a) They offered assistance to Becky.
(b) They shunned Becky.
(c) They threw Becky a baby shower.
(d) They adopted the child.

2. What type of tree is singing in the swamp as the men walk home from the sawmill?
(a) Pine.
(b) Oak.
(c) Willow.
(d) Fir.

3. How does Fern feel about the townspeople gossiping about her?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She relishes in it.
(d) She is embarrassed by it.

4. What did the townspeople secretly bring Becky?
(a) Tools.
(b) Food.
(c) Their problems.
(d) Money.

5. How does Karintha express her anger?
(a) Breaking things.
(b) Writing.
(c) Screaming and hitting.
(d) Hurting people's feelings.

6. How is the swinging of the scythes described in "Reapers"?
(a) Rhythmic.
(b) Silent.
(c) Violent.
(d) Thunderous.

7. To what does the speaker compare another birth in the family line in "Song of the Son"?
(a) A plum seed.
(b) A tree leaf.
(c) A royal crown.
(d) A bird's nest.

8. What religion do those being converted now belong to in "Conversion"?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

9. How is Esther described physically?
(a) White.
(b) Dark.
(c) Pale.
(d) Tan.

10. What do the men do after working at the sawmill in "Georgia Dusk"?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Drink.
(c) Play horseshoes.
(d) Sing.

11. After finding no wounds in Carma, what does Bane do?
(a) Knifes the men helping him.
(b) Cries.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Kisses Carma.

12. How does the speaker feel about Cloine?
(a) He does not care about her.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He is entranced by her.
(d) He finds her ugly.

13. Where does the whistle mark the end of the day's shift?
(a) The cotton plant.
(b) The factory.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) The bakery.

14. With which physical attribute on others is Esther preoccupied?
(a) Height.
(b) Blackness.
(c) Muscle.
(d) Eyes.

15. At what age does Karintha become sexually active?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the townspeople know that Becky was alive?

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

3. Of what are scythes made?

4. After her wild behavior, who defends Karintha?

5. How do the men in Fern's city feel about her after the narrator begins to pay her attention?

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