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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. What does Cloine do while the speaker observes her?

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

3. To which theme does "Georgia Dusk" contain many references?

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

5. What did Karintha do as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why won't Muriel go with Dan?

2. How does the narrator describe Carma?

3. What does the speaker hope might come of slavery in "Song of the Son"?

4. Discuss the visual and social contrasts that the author sets up between Black Seventh Street and the rest of white Washington.

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

6. How does Rhobert feel about his personal struggles affecting his family?

7. What effect does the smoke have on Karintha's surroundings the day that she gives birth to her child?

8. What does Fern do with her days?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the stories written about theaters ("Box Seat" and Theater"). How are the characters in the stories similar/different? What does the theater represent in each?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the racially charged "Cane," we see depictions of white men. How are they shown? In what ways do they interact with the Black community? How do they deal with racial stratification?

Essay Topic 3

Toomer includes many examples of interracial relationships within "Cane." Using at least two examples, discuss the author's feelings on said relationships. How are interracial couples treated at the time by society? What adversities do they face, and how do they deal with these?

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