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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What card does Gates have that wins him the chance to choose the weapon for his duel against Calhoun?

2. What does Raleigh take from the rental cabin to add to his scavenger hunt?

3. Who sings in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

4. Who plays trumpet in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 29, where does the stolen van get stuck?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Raleigh tries to gather everyone to leave Charlotte, where is Gates and what is he doing?

2. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

3. Discuss why Gates rushes into a private driveway of an estate and the excuse that he gives the estate owners.

4. Discuss the jazz combo that is formed in Part 3, Chapter 33.

5. Chapter 27 fills in details about Jubal's relationship with Victoria. What are those details?

6. What is the convenience associated with Raleigh's hunt for treasure? Why might his father have planned it this way?

7. How does Gates intervene in the dance troupe's situation?

8. What does Raleigh find when he searches for hidden treasure and what does he decide to do with it?

9. What one certainty does Raleigh understand about religion and what personal experience helped build that belief?

10. Discuss the "massage parlor" that Mingo visits in Myrtle Beach.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of Handling Sin? What was the mood of it? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 3

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in Handling Sin.

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