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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Avey's profession?
(a) Cook.
(b) Dental assistant.
(c) Maid.
(d) Prostitute.

2. "Prayer" deals with the thematic tug and pull between what two issues?
(a) Physical/spiritual needs.
(b) God/the devil.
(c) Good/evil.
(d) Love/hate.

3. What is Tom Burwell's punishment for killing Bob Stone?
(a) He is tarred and feathered.
(b) He is burned at the stake.
(c) He is lynched.
(d) He is shot in the head.

4. During the day, where does the dog follow the woman in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) To her home.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) In the forest.
(d) To work.

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

6. In "Storm Ending", to what is the thunder compared?
(a) A flower.
(b) A dog's howl.
(c) A drum.
(d) An explosion.

7. 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.

8. What does the speaker beat his hands against at the end of "Harvest Song"?
(a) The ground.
(b) His thighs.
(c) A pile of oats.
(d) His head.

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

10. In what is Rhobert sinking?
(a) Water.
(b) Blood.
(c) Swamp water.
(d) Mud.

11. What color is the honey of the beehive against the black night sky?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

13. How does Dorris describe John?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Tall.
(d) Dirty.

14. Who is Muriel going to the show with at 8 o'clock after Dan leaves?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Helen.
(d) Claire.

15. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?
(a) The woman's objections.
(b) The power grid.
(c) His own hesitations.
(d) The wishes of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose reaction is Bob Stone concerned about in thinking about Louisa and him?

2. What effect does Dorris have on those around her?

3. What does the speaker in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" say to the woman of whom he speaks?

4. Who is Paul's roommate?

5. Why are Rhobert's legs bowed?

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