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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. Who is the "son" in the "Song of the Son"?
(a) A boy.
(b) The slaves' ancestors.
(c) The plantation owner's son.
(d) Jesus.

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

3. For emphasis of the field workers' plight, what does Toomer use?
(a) The cotton picker's voice.
(b) The preacher's voice.
(c) The plantation manager's voice.
(d) God's voice.

4. How have the woman's wrinkles described in "Face" been made?
(a) Thought.
(b) Stress.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fright.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which alcohol does the African god drink in "Conversion"?

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

3. How are the horses pulling the mower in "Reapers" described?

4. To whose singing does the author repeatedly compare Fern's face?

5. At what age does the smoke hang in the air for so long that people can taste it in the water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fern do with her days?

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

4. How does the author describe both the African and Christian God in "Conversion"?

5. How does the narrator describe Carma?

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

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

8. Given the content of the poem "Conversion," how might the author feel about the process of conversion?

9. Why might the author have used the little finger as a metaphor for his entire body in "Prayer"?

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

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