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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons did Becky have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) None.
(d) 1.

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

3. Where was the cotton song sung?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) Never aloud.
(c) In the fields.
(d) At church.

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

5. What has Karintha's abuse in the past caused her to do?
(a) Love like a lamb
(b) Ripen too soon.
(c) Sink in the sand.
(d) Wilt like a flower.

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Carma take a lover?
(a) She hated Bane.
(b) She didn't take a lover.
(c) She was bored.
(d) She wanted attention.

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

12. What does Cloine do while the speaker observes her?
(a) Sits on her porch.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Eats.
(d) Works the field.

13. At twenty-two, how does Esther decide that she feels about Barlo?
(a) She loves him.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She is disgusted by him.
(d) She is dependent upon him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After finding no wounds in Carma, what does Bane do?

2. How are the eyebrows of the old woman described in "Face" shaped?

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

4. How was the cotton described during November?

5. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?

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