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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finding no wounds in Carma, what does Bane do?

2. Who is the "son" in the "Song of the Son"?

3. What do the cotton song's lyrics reference?

4. What happens to the speaker and Fern when they are together in the cornfield?

5. What religion do those being converted now belong to in "Conversion"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the fieldmouse represent in the poem, "Reapers"?

2. What are the "reapers" in the poem of the same name?

3. What does Paul want from Bona?

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

5. In the poem "Seventh Street," how has prohibition affected the Black residents of Washington, D.C.?

6. Why won't Muriel go with Dan?

7. Why might the author use the formatting device of scripting the characters' thoughts in "Theater"?

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

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

10. What seems to be the overall emotional impression of the woman described in "Face"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Cane," we see examples of both technology and nature. Where do we see both taking place? How are they portrayed? Does Toomer present one in a positive or negative light? Why might the comparison be made? Are they representative of anything?

Essay Topic 2

Temptation and the wrath of God are common themes examined in "Cane". Using at least three examples, where do we see these themes playing out? What are characters tempted by, and how do they deal with these temptations? What is the anticipated or seen reaction of God?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout "Cane," we are given examples of metaphorical imagery. Using examples from the text, detail the author's use of metaphor as a means to purvey the pain and sorrow of the African-American experience in the South.

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