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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dorris describe John?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Tall.

2. In what state do the speaker and Avey have an encounter in the park?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) New York.

3. What does the speaker in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" say to the woman of whom he speaks?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He does not speak to her.
(d) He loves her.

4. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" beat his hands?
(a) He hates his body.
(b) He wants to feel physical pain.
(c) He feels guilty.
(d) He is frustrated with his job.

5. In what is Rhobert sinking?
(a) Blood.
(b) Water.
(c) Mud.
(d) Swamp water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which law is referenced as affecting Seventh Street?

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

3. In "Her Lips are Copper Wire," what does Toomer use as a larger description theme?

4. Which dancer in the theater particularly appeals to John?

5. What event has just happened preceding the descriptions in "Seventh Street"?

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