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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What color is the hair of the old woman described in "Face"?
(a) Sunny blond.
(b) Earth brown.
(c) Jet black.
(d) Silver gray.

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

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

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

11. How have the woman's wrinkles described in "Face" been made?
(a) Fright.
(b) Thought.
(c) Pain.
(d) Stress.

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

13. How was the cotton described during November?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Tough.
(c) Brown.
(d) Plentiful.

14. What animal dies in the field under the blades of the mower in "Reapers"?
(a) A rat.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The poem "Evening Song" is an ode to whom?

3. What did Karintha do as a child?

4. How is Carma described?

5. What religion do those being converted now belong to in "Conversion"?

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