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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe Carma's story?
(a) The crudest melodrama.
(b) The saddest tragedy.
(c) The finest love story.
(d) A dastardly debacle.

3. To which theme does "Georgia Dusk" contain many references?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Slavery.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

4. When contemplating what sort of life Fern might have, how does the author compare love to prejudice?
(a) It is difficult to change once it has been engrained.
(b) It is subject to the same narrowminded assumptions.
(c) It cannot be bettered by a change in geographical location.
(d) It is deeply rooted in issues of possession.

5. The poem "Evening Song" is an ode to whom?
(a) Karintha.
(b) Fern.
(c) Cloine.
(d) Becky.

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

7. To what type of tree does the poem "Nullo" refer?
(a) Oak.
(b) Fir.
(c) Willow.
(d) Pine.

8. What does the blade of the mower cut in "Reapers"?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Grass.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Weeds.

9. In "Conversion", how is the Christian god physically described?
(a) Fat.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Tall.
(d) White.

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

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

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

13. What animals were described as searching for water?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

14. How are the horses pulling the mower in "Reapers" described?
(a) Loud.
(b) Huge.
(c) Strong.
(d) Black.

15. Which alcohol does the African god drink in "Conversion"?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Rum.
(d) Moonshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specifically is stated as not happening in the forest in "Nullo"?

2. On what does Karintha give birth to her child?

3. Why were the old folks startled by the November cotton flower?

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

5. According to the cotton song, how does God feel about picking cotton?

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