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What term did the nutritionist use to describe the chronic depressions?
What term did the nutritionist use to describe the chronic depressions?
- The molasses melancholy
- The sugar blues (correct)
- The rum sorrow
- The cane sadness
Who brought the sweet Christ to redeem an African child, according to the text?
Who brought the sweet Christ to redeem an African child, according to the text?
- Evelina's son
- Fats Domino
- Phillis Wheatley (correct)
- Jean Toomer
What product is derived from the thin sucrose solution expressed by grinding iron rollers in the mill?
What product is derived from the thin sucrose solution expressed by grinding iron rollers in the mill?
- Tea
- Rum (correct)
- Wine
- Coffee
What was symbolized by 'the big white house that bubbling brown sugar built and paid for' in the text?
What was symbolized by 'the big white house that bubbling brown sugar built and paid for' in the text?
What is the central metaphor used in the poem to represent sugar?
What is the central metaphor used in the poem to represent sugar?
What did Jean Toomer suggest about time and space in a canefield, as quoted in the text?
What did Jean Toomer suggest about time and space in a canefield, as quoted in the text?
What does the line 'Daddy told her not to bring him back' suggest?
What does the line 'Daddy told her not to bring him back' suggest?
What does the phrase 'diabolic dye' in the first line refer to?
What does the phrase 'diabolic dye' in the first line refer to?
What does the line 'insulin burned what his blood couldn't handle' suggest about the father's condition?
What does the line 'insulin burned what his blood couldn't handle' suggest about the father's condition?
What is the significance of the line 'She later died of stroke'?
What is the significance of the line 'She later died of stroke'?
