Cane Quizzes

Cane Quiz 1

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1 What year was the work published?

1923

1910

1930

1914
2 In "Karintha," Karintha is described as very

manipulative

cruel

energetic

shy
3 In "Karintha," what happens in the forest?

Karintha has a child

Karintha has a love affair

Karintha is raped

Karintha kills a man
4 In "Karintha," what ripened too soon?

Karintha's heart

Karintha's love

Karintha's body

Karintha's soul
5 In "Reapers" what is killed?

A child

A man

A bird

A rat
6 In "November Cotton Flower" what is notable about the flower?

It is an omen

It blooms in a graveyard

It smells strange

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

4

none

1

2
8 In "Becky," how do the townspeople feel about her?

Both whites and blacks do not like her

Only blacks like her

Both blacks and whites like her

Only whites 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 too luxurious for Becky

It is haunted
10 In "Becky," what does Barlo throw on the rubble?

A Bible

A hat

A rock

Money
11 In "Face" the woman described is

cruel and intelligent

old and marked

beautiful

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

soul

burden

past

miracle
13 In "Carma" Carma is described as

evil

strong

feminine

shy
14 In "Carma" why does Bane get angry at his wife?

She talked back to him

She cannot have children

She slept with other men

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

Prison

Church

A chain gang

Dead
16 In "Carma" Carma's life is described as

a sad song

a miracle

a crude melodrama

a wasted experiment
17 In "Song of the Son" the poet speaks of all the following except

slaves

women

land and soil

songs
18 In "Georgia Dusk" what provides the chorus?

The wind

The hounds

The women

The cane
19 In "Georgia Dusk" the men resemble

angels and demons

the cotton plants

children

their African ancestors
20 In "Fern" what "flowed into her eyes"?

Her soul

Her beauty

Her mind

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

Angry

Lustful

Superstitious

Worried
22 In "Fern" the narrator wants to

hurt Fern

save Fern

leave Fern

impress Fern
23 In "Fern" what does Fern do at the end of the story?

Slaps the narrator

Has a religious breakdown

Falls asleep

Sings a song
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

pretty but flat and dead looking

energetic and vibrant

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