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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Bona and Paul get into an argument?
(a) In Paul's room.
(b) On the dance floor.
(c) In the street.
(d) In the hallway.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the flesh of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Black.
(b) Wrinkled.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Moist.

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

10. What facial description is the thunder given in "Storm Ending"?
(a) Furrow-browed.
(b) Wide-eyed.
(c) Chubby-cheeked.
(d) Full-lipped.

11. What does Rhobert wear upon his head?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A hat.
(c) A house.
(d) Sin.

12. 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 talks to Jesus.
(d) It wanders the forest.

13. Who is the speaker in "Harvest Song"?
(a) A field worker.
(b) A politician.
(c) A plantation owner.
(d) A city dweller.

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

15. In "Calling Jesus," to what animal is the soul of the woman described compared?
(a) A fish.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker worry about when calling the spirits in "Prayer"?

3. How is the rain dripping in "Storm Ending"?

4. What does Helen think are Bona's feelings toward Paul?

5. What do Dorris and John speak about in the theater?

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