Cane Quizzes

Cane Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed June 07, 2017

1 What year was the work published?

1910

1914

1923

1930
2 In "Karintha," Karintha is described as very

shy

manipulative

energetic

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

Karintha is raped

Karintha kills a man

Karintha has a love affair

Karintha has a child
4 In "Karintha," what ripened too soon?

Karintha's heart

Karintha's body

Karintha's soul

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

A man

A bird

A rat

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

It blooms in a graveyard

It smells strange

It is an omen

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

2

4

1

none
8 In "Becky," how do the townspeople feel about her?

Both whites and blacks do not like her

Only whites like her

Only blacks like her

Both blacks and whites like her
9 In "Becky," what do people say about the cabin?

It is haunted

It is not nice enough for Becky

It is too luxurious for Becky

It is a spiritual place
10 In "Becky," what does Barlo throw on the rubble?

A hat

A rock

Money

A Bible
11 In "Face" the woman described is

old and marked

youthful

cruel and intelligent

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

burden

soul

miracle

past
13 In "Carma" Carma is described as

shy

feminine

strong

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

She cannot have children

She does not work hard enough

She slept with other men

She talked back to him
15 In "Carma" where does Bane end up?

A chain gang

Church

Prison

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

a sad song

a wasted experiment

a crude melodrama

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

slaves

women

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

the cotton plants

their African ancestors

children

angels and demons
20 In "Fern" what "flowed into her eyes"?

Her beauty

Her soul

Her mind

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

Superstitious

Lustful

Angry

Worried
22 In "Fern" the narrator wants to

save Fern

hurt Fern

leave Fern

impress 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

runs away

seduces men

picks cane

falls asleep
25 In "Esther" Esther as a nine-year old is described as all the following except

serious

energetic and vibrant

looks white

pretty but flat and dead looking

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