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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan tell Muriel about love?
(a) That it lives in her heart.
(b) That it does not exist.
(c) That it curls around them like smoke.
(d) That it is all around them.

2. In "Calling Jesus," when does the dog of the woman described nuzzle up to the speaker?
(a) When she feels calm.
(b) When she is sad.
(c) When she tells it to.
(d) When she forgets about her life.

3. In "Her Lips are Copper Wire," what does Toomer use as a larger description theme?
(a) Sports.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Cars.

4. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Black skin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Blood.
(d) Tar.

5. After comparing his soul to a little finger, how does the speaker then describe this body part?
(a) Small.
(b) Immovable.
(c) Frail.
(d) Resilient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom Burwell's punishment for killing Bob Stone?

2. What does the speaker say is lacking in Avey and his encounters?

3. What color is the honey of the beehive against the black night sky?

4. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" beat his hands?

5. Who lives on Seventh Street?

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