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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 does the narrator describe Carma's story?
(a) The crudest melodrama.
(b) The finest love story.
(c) A dastardly debacle.
(d) The saddest tragedy.

2. What do all of the men in Karintha's life want to bring her?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Hope.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

3. What animals were described as searching for water?
(a) Rats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

4. When she is nine years old, by whom does Esther become entranced?
(a) King Barlo.
(b) Rhobert.
(c) Paul.
(d) Avey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What recurring dream does Esther have about her father's store?

2. What religion do those being converted now belong to in "Conversion"?

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

4. Who is observing the forest in "Nullo"?

5. How is Esther described physically?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the speaker refer to Avey as a cow?

2. Why might Toomer have chosen to use the comparative descriptor of a flower when detailing the storm in "Storm Ending"?

3. Does the narrator appear to place blame on Bane for cutting the men?

4. What does the speaker ultimately decide to do about his hunger in "Harvest Song"?

5. What prevents the speaker from connecting with those around him in "Harvest Song"?

6. How does Rhobert feel about his personal struggles affecting his family?

7. Why won't Muriel go with Dan?

8. How did the older generation view the blooming of the November Cotton Flower?

9. Why might Toomer have used the voice of the cotton picker?

10. What is the speaker asking of God in "Prayer"?

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