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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which law is referenced as affecting Seventh Street?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) First Amendment.
(c) Anti-interracial marriage.
(d) No gambling.

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

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

5. What does the beehive represent?
(a) The brain.
(b) Georgia.
(c) The universe.
(d) The South.

6. Who can save the woman described in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) Her family.
(b) Herself.
(c) The speaker.
(d) Jesus.

7. At what age does the speaker begin to tell the story of Avey?
(a) As a child.
(b) College.
(c) Middle age.
(d) High school.

8. Where does the dog go at night in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) It sleeps under the woman's bed.
(b) It waits at the woman's door.
(c) It wanders the forest.
(d) It talks to Jesus.

9. What is the name of the keeper of the boarding house in which Muriel lives?
(a) Mrs. Peabody.
(b) Lauryl Hawkins.
(c) Mrs. Pribby.
(d) Kate Flannery.

10. What does Dan tell Muriel about love?
(a) That it is all around them.
(b) That it does not exist.
(c) That it lives in her heart.
(d) That it curls around them like smoke.

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

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

13. Whose reaction is Bob Stone concerned about in thinking about Louisa and him?
(a) Tom Burwell.
(b) Jesus.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) His father.

14. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?
(a) Black.
(b) There is no racial majority.
(c) White.
(d) Mulatto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

2. What is the overall appearance of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?

3. What does the speaker beat his hands against at the end of "Harvest Song"?

4. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?

5. Who is Paul's roommate?

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