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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the overall appearance of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?

2. What does the beehive represent?

3. What does Rhobert wear upon his head?

4. What part of the street does the speaker use in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" to describe the woman?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout "Cane," the reader is shown men in danger of temptation. By what are these men tempted? How do they give into or resist this temptation? What are the potential benefits or consequences of this temptation? What might we infer Toomer is trying to say about temptation?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the first section of the book, Toomer goes to great lengths to describe the Georgian landscape. How is the land physically described? What attributes does Toomer attribute to both the land and its people? How do we see these reflected in the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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