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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) That she is promiscuous.
(d) Her line of work.

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

4. What is the woman described in "Face" doing?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Smiling.

5. What are reapers' relationships to scythes?
(a) They cut with them.
(b) They attach to them.
(c) They use them as tools.
(d) They sharpen them.

6. How is Carma described?
(a) Angry.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Strong.
(d) Lively.

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

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

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

10. What do the cotton pickers wear?
(a) Leather shoes.
(b) Boots.
(c) No shoes.
(d) Sandals.

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

12. When she is nine years old, by whom does Esther become entranced?
(a) Paul.
(b) Avey.
(c) King Barlo.
(d) Rhobert.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is observing the forest in "Nullo"?

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

3. As an a adult, how does Karintha feel about men?

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

5. How does Esther think that men feel about her?

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