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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what does the poem "Nullo" primarily deal?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Fire.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Silence.

3. What animal has been walking in the forest as evidenced by imprints in "Nullo"?
(a) Bear.
(b) Fox.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Cow.

4. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?
(a) That she is loved by many.
(b) Only her name.
(c) Her line of work.
(d) That she is promiscuous.

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

6. What specifically is stated as not happening in the forest in "Nullo"?
(a) It is not on fire.
(b) It is not raining.
(c) There are no people.
(d) It is not windy.

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

8. How are the eyebrows of the old woman described in "Face" shaped?
(a) Steeples.
(b) Frowns.
(c) Rulers.
(d) Canoes.

9. What do the cotton song's lyrics reference?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Easter.
(d) Judgment Day.

10. Who is observing the forest in "Nullo"?
(a) Rhobert.
(b) Fern.
(c) The townspeople.
(d) Only the speaker.

11. With whose religious changes does "Conversion" deal?
(a) Plantation owners.
(b) Genteel women.
(c) Northerners moving South.
(d) African slaves.

12. What did Carma shoot?
(a) A deer.
(b) Herself.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Bane.

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

14. According to the cotton song, what is the salvation of Judgment Day?
(a) Entrance into heaven.
(b) Freedom from slavery.
(c) Eternal food.
(d) Absolution of sins.

15. According to the cotton song, how does God feel about picking cotton?
(a) He cares not what we do on Earth.
(b) He thinks that it is sustained slavery.
(c) He thinks it is an abomination.
(d) He thinks that it is good work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the swinging of the scythes described in "Reapers"?

2. The pine needles are so quiet in "Nullo" that which animal does not even hear their falling?

3. When she is nine years old, by whom does Esther become entranced?

4. To which theme does "Georgia Dusk" contain many references?

5. At twenty-two, how does Esther decide that she feels about Barlo?

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