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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the swinging of the scythes described in "Reapers"?
(a) Silent.
(b) Thunderous.
(c) Violent.
(d) Rhythmic.

2. How does Karintha express her anger?
(a) Breaking things.
(b) Hurting people's feelings.
(c) Screaming and hitting.
(d) Writing.

3. How do the men in Fern's city feel about her after the narrator begins to pay her attention?
(a) They want to protect her.
(b) They want to possess her.
(c) They want to marry her.
(d) They want to run her out of town.

4. At twenty-two, how does Esther decide that she feels about Barlo?
(a) She is disgusted by him.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She is dependent upon him.

5. With what does the poem "Nullo" primarily deal?
(a) Fire.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Esther described physically?

2. According to the text, how many rooms do typical homes in Georgia have?

3. After her first baby was born, how did the townspeople react towards Becky?

4. What does Cloine do while the speaker observes her?

5. Where was the cotton song sung?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Avey been living when the speaker encounters her in New York, and how do we know?

2. What is the purpose of the "Song of the Son"?

3. What differences do we see between Kabnis and Lewis?

4. Describe the procession of men leaving work as told in "Georgia Dusk."

5. What is Bob Stone's prime objection to a relationship between Louisa and Tom?

6. How is the beehive described in "Beehive"?

7. How is Christ described in "Calling Jesus"?

8. How does Karintha act out as a 12-year-old?

9. How is Becky treated after it is found that she is pregnant with a black man's child?

10. How does Dorris feel about the theater manager's brother, John?

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