Cane Quizzes

Cane Quiz 1

1 What year was the work published?
1930

1910

1914

1923
2 In "Karintha," Karintha is described as very
cruel

energetic

shy

manipulative
3 In "Karintha," what happens in the forest?
Karintha kills a man

Karintha has a child

Karintha has a love affair

Karintha is raped
4 In "Karintha," what ripened too soon?
Karintha's body

Karintha's love

Karintha's soul

Karintha's heart
5 In "Reapers" what is killed?
A child

A bird

A rat

A man
6 In "November Cotton Flower" what is notable about the flower?
It is an omen

It smells strange

It blooms in a graveyard

It blooms in the winter
7 In "Becky," how many black sons does Becky have?
4

2

none

1
8 In "Becky," how do the townspeople feel about her?
Both blacks and whites like her

Only whites like her

Both whites and blacks do not like her

Only blacks like her
9 In "Becky," what do people say about the cabin?
It is a spiritual place

It is not nice enough for Becky

It is haunted

It is too luxurious for Becky
10 In "Becky," what does Barlo throw on the rubble?
A Bible

Money

A hat

A rock
11 In "Face" the woman described is
youthful

old and marked

cruel and intelligent

beautiful
12 In "Cotton Song" the poet says "God's body's got a _____"
burden

past

soul

miracle
13 In "Carma" Carma is described as
strong

shy

feminine

evil
14 In "Carma" why does Bane get angry at his wife?
She talked back to him

She slept with other men

She cannot have children

She does not work hard enough
15 In "Carma" where does Bane end up?
Church

Dead

Prison

A chain gang
16 In "Carma" Carma's life is described as
a sad song

a crude melodrama

a wasted experiment

a miracle
17 In "Song of the Son" the poet speaks of all the following except
women

slaves

songs

land and soil
18 In "Georgia Dusk" what provides the chorus?
The women

The cane

The hounds

The wind
19 In "Georgia Dusk" the men resemble
their African ancestors

angels and demons

the cotton plants

children
20 In "Fern" what "flowed into her eyes"?
Her face

Her soul

Her mind

Her beauty
21 In "Fern" how do men eventually come to feel about her?
Worried

Superstitious

Angry

Lustful
22 In "Fern" the narrator wants to
impress Fern

leave Fern

save Fern

hurt Fern
23 In "Fern" what does Fern do at the end of the story?
Slaps the narrator

Sings a song

Has a religious breakdown

Falls asleep
24 In "Evening Song" Cloine
seduces men

falls asleep

picks cane

runs away
25 In "Esther" Esther as a nine-year old is described as all the following except
serious

looks white

energetic and vibrant

pretty but flat and dead looking