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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 soil described in "Song of the Son"?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

2. How does the woman personified with the face seem to be?
(a) In love.
(b) Sad.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Happy.

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

4. What has Karintha's abuse in the past caused her to do?
(a) Ripen too soon.
(b) Sink in the sand.
(c) Love like a lamb
(d) Wilt like a flower.

5. During the boll weevil infestation, where was there no water?
(a) The pipes.
(b) The wells.
(c) The rivers.
(d) The streams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals were described as searching for water?

2. According to the "Song of the Son," where ought we pour our soul?

3. How many times has Karintha been married?

4. The Song of the Son is a song about whom?

5. What specifically is stated as not happening in the forest in "Nullo"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Helen, why are girls fascinated with Paul?

3. What is Barlo's reaction to Esther when she is 29 and comes for him?

4. Why might the author choose to describe the pine forest in "Nullo"?

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

6. Why won't Muriel go with Dan?

7. How is the sound of the storm described in "Storm Ending"?

8. How does the author describe the forest in "Nullo"?

9. When Esther is nine, she witnesses Barlo making a public speech about what?

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

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