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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the soil described in "Song of the Son"?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

2. In "Evening Song", to what is Cloine compared?
(a) Society.
(b) Technology,
(c) Nature.
(d) The body.

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

4. How is the weather in Georgia in November?
(a) Raining.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Warm.
(d) Cold.

5. What recurring dream does Esther have about her father's store?
(a) That it crumbles to the ground.
(b) That it is broken into.
(c) That it is on fire.
(d) That she and Barlo own it.

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) They make love.
(d) Fern faints and begins to convulse.

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

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

9. On what does Karintha give birth to her child?
(a) A grassy field.
(b) Pine needles.
(c) An old blanket.
(d) A wooden floor.

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

11. The pine needles are so quiet in "Nullo" that which animal does not even hear their falling?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Raccoon.
(c) Owl.
(d) Bear.

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

13. The Song of the Son is a song about whom?
(a) Barlo.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Love.

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

15. What did Karintha do as a child?
(a) Loved to read.
(b) Played baseball.
(c) Danced with older boys.
(d) Gossiped about her peers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do after working at the sawmill in "Georgia Dusk"?

2. In "Conversion", what is the main fault of the African god?

3. How does the narrator describe Carma's story?

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

5. How does the woman personified with the face seem to be?

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