Cane Quizzes

Cane Quiz 1

1 What year was the work published?
1930

1923

1914

1910
2 In "Karintha," Karintha is described as very
energetic

shy

manipulative

cruel
3 In "Karintha," what happens in the forest?
Karintha is raped

Karintha kills a man

Karintha has a child

Karintha has a love affair
4 In "Karintha," what ripened too soon?
Karintha's soul

Karintha's heart

Karintha's body

Karintha's love
5 In "Reapers" what is killed?
A man

A rat

A bird

A child
6 In "November Cotton Flower" what is notable about the flower?
It blooms in a graveyard

It blooms in the winter

It is an omen

It smells strange
7 In "Becky," how many black sons does Becky have?
2

none

4

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

Both blacks and 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 haunted

It is not nice enough for Becky

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

Money

A rock

A hat
11 In "Face" the woman described is
old and marked

beautiful

youthful

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

soul

miracle

past
13 In "Carma" Carma is described as
evil

strong

shy

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

She slept with other men

She does not work hard enough

She cannot have children
15 In "Carma" where does Bane end up?
Prison

Church

A chain gang

Dead
16 In "Carma" Carma's life is described as
a wasted experiment

a crude melodrama

a sad song

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

land and soil

women

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

The hounds

The wind

The women
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 beauty

Her face

Her mind

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

Lustful

Worried

Superstitious
22 In "Fern" the narrator wants to
save Fern

impress Fern

hurt Fern

leave Fern
23 In "Fern" what does Fern do at the end of the story?
Has a religious breakdown

Sings a song

Falls asleep

Slaps the narrator
24 In "Evening Song" Cloine
picks cane

seduces men

runs away

falls asleep
25 In "Esther" Esther as a nine-year old is described as all the following except
pretty but flat and dead looking

serious

energetic and vibrant

looks white