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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" beat his hands?
(a) He hates his body.
(b) He is frustrated with his job.
(c) He wants to feel physical pain.
(d) He feels guilty.

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

3. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Rum.
(b) Blood.
(c) Tar.
(d) Black skin.

4. What is John's relation to the theater manager?
(a) Son.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Friend.

5. Which part of the woman's body in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" are the transmitters?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her lips.
(d) Her arms.

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

7. What ethnicity is Paul?
(a) We do not find out.
(b) Mixed.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

8. How does Avey initially feel about the speaker?
(a) She respects him.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She loves him.

9. What effect does Dorris have on those around her?
(a) She enthuses the dancers.
(b) She makes the dancers jealous.
(c) She drives men away.
(d) She enrages her mother.

10. What is the overall physical state of the speaker in "Harvest Song"?
(a) Stressed.
(b) Tired.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Thirsty.

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

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

13. Whom does Rhobert leave behind when he dies?
(a) His parents.
(b) No one.
(c) His wife.
(d) His wife and children.

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

15. Which dancer in the theater particularly appeals to John?
(a) Karintha.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Jane.
(d) Dorris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?

2. What does the speaker say is lacking in Avey and his encounters?

3. What does Dan tell Muriel about love?

4. Where do Bona and Paul get into an argument?

5. Who is the piano player in the theater that Muriel and Dan go to?

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