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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point does the woman's soul leave her in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) When she goes to work.
(b) When she comes home at night.
(c) When she sleeps with men.
(d) When she awakes.

2. What does Dorris do in the theater?
(a) Bartends.
(b) Sings.
(c) Dances.
(d) Acts.

3. Where would the drone bee optimally be if he were not in the beehive?
(a) In the city.
(b) Flying in the sky.
(c) Near a pond.
(d) On a flower.

4. Who is the piano player in the theater that Muriel and Dan go to?
(a) Jim Clem.
(b) Jack Kleat.
(c) King Fish.
(d) Fats Domino.

5. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" not call out to his fellow workers?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He cannot speak.
(c) They do not like him.
(d) He is afraid.

6. In "Calling Jesus," when does the dog of the woman described nuzzle up to the speaker?
(a) When she tells it to.
(b) When she forgets about her life.
(c) When she is sad.
(d) When she feels calm.

7. What is the overall appearance of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Broken.

8. What fills the sky in the second half of "Storm Ending"?
(a) Storm clouds.
(b) Rain.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Lightning.

9. What does the speaker worry about when calling the spirits in "Prayer"?
(a) His words will be wrong.
(b) They will not understand him.
(c) They will not care.
(d) His voice will not reach them.

10. Where do Louisa and Bob meet secretly?
(a) In Louisa's house.
(b) At cane break.
(c) In the plantation house.
(d) In the factory.

11. Which field worker in "Blood-Burning Mood" is in love with Louisa?
(a) Cal Storm.
(b) Tom Burwell.
(c) Philip Poyer.
(d) Ike Turnwell.

12. How are the body and mind described in "Prayer"?
(a) Muddied.
(b) Translucent.
(c) Opaque.
(d) Bright.

13. What courses through the speaker's veins in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hate.

14. In "Her Lips are Copper Wire," what does Toomer use as a larger description theme?
(a) Cars.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Sports.
(d) Electricity.

15. Who does Dan compare himself to when he makes the exclamation in the theater?
(a) A slave.
(b) Muriel.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Muriel, Bernice, and Dan going to see the show?

2. In what state do the speaker and Avey have an encounter in the park?

3. After comparing his soul to a little finger, how does the speaker then describe this body part?

4. In "Portrait in Georgia", of what does the breath of the woman described breath smell?

5. What facial description is the thunder given in "Storm Ending"?

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