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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 food delicacy does Gaines give to Sarat on her first visit with him?

2. How do Gaines and Joe know each other?

3. What item did Simon steal from an abandoned studio?

4. What killed 110 million people?

5. Where is the capital of the Federal government?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain where the South gets most of its provisions.

2. How does shaving her head make Sarat feel?

3. What is wrong with the stars on the Southern flag?

4. Discuss why the narrator of the book has chosen this time to tell his story.

5. What is the significance of the weapon that Albert Gaines gives to Sarat?

6. What does Marcus Exum's dad say about the refugee camp?

7. What does Martina do to earn money at the refugee camp?

8. What is the significance of the Statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe?

9. Why is the Virginia Cavalier's killing of the colonel and theft of Northern supplies important?

10. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance and symbolism of the name Cherylene Cee and how it affects several generations of Chestnuts.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the four main causes of America's Second Civil War.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of Joseph Weiland, Jr. in the novel. In your description, include three ways that his involvement in the story affected the South and the anticipated Reunification of America.

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