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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. To what are the woman's muscles in "Face" compared?
(a) A stone.
(b) A cluster of grapes.
(c) The hard ground.
(d) A rippling river.

2. Where does the whistle mark the end of the day's shift?
(a) The bakery.
(b) The cotton plant.
(c) The factory.
(d) The sawmill.

3. How many sons did Becky have?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. At what age does the smoke hang in the air for so long that people can taste it in the water?
(a) When Karintha is a woman.
(b) When Karintha is elderly.
(c) When Karintha is 12.
(d) When Karintha is a child.

5. What happens to the speaker and Fern when they are together in the cornfield?
(a) Fern faints and begins to convulse.
(b) The speaker attacks Fern as the townspeople look on.
(c) They make love.
(d) Fern begins to undress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the hair of the old woman described in "Face"?

2. According to the cotton song, how does God feel about picking cotton?

3. The poem "Evening Song" is an ode to whom?

4. What did the townspeople secretly bring Becky?

5. On what does Karintha give birth to her child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Muriel's physical appearance at the theater.

3. What effect does the honey have on the drones?

4. What was the physical effect on the land of the boll weevil infestation?

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

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

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

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

9. Why might the author have used electrical imagery to describe the woman in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

10. Why might the author choose to use a dog as a metaphor for the soul in "Calling Jesus"?

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