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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Gee ask Potts at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) To run away with her.
(b) To come back with any news.
(c) To leave her alone.
(d) To pray with her.

2. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, in what city was the Venus discovered?
(a) Rome.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

3. Upon meeting the Governor’s daughter in Chapter 13, what does the Elephant want to do?
(a) Pray to God.
(b) Start a new life with her.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Laugh and cry.

4. Which person does Bunch tell Earl to get in Chapter 14?
(a) Joe Peck.
(b) Harold Dean.
(c) The Elephant.
(d) Mr. Gorvino.

5. Under what condition will Hettie leave Sportcoat alone, as revealed in Chapter 20?
(a) Sportcoat must get right first.
(b) Sportcoat must find the missing Christmas Club money first.
(c) Sportcoat must find the Venus of Willendorf first.
(d) Sportcoat must learn who sends Jesus's cheese first.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 26, how has he changed in the last year?

2. Which person does Hot Sausage greatly dislike, as revealed in Chapter 17?

3. Where does Sportcoat decide to go at the end of Chapter 20?

4. In what neighborhood does the Governor live?

5. According to Sister Gee in Chapter 15, the people of the Cause do not need white cops to tell them about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the relationship between Sportcoat and Mrs. Elefante, as seen in Chapter 16.

2. What does the reader learn about Haroldeen in Chapter 22?

3. What bit of hope does Sister Gee give to her community in Chapter 18? How does she know this?

4. What two gifts does Sportcoat give Deems in Chapter 22?

5. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

6. Who is Melissa? How does the Elephant feel about her, as seen in Chapter 13?

7. With whom does Deems go out on a date in Chapter 17? What does he know about her?

8. According to Lightbulb in Chapter 14, how has Deems changed as a result of the shooting?

9. What information does Joe Peck seek from the Elephant in Chapter 19?

10. How did the Governor come to possess the Venus, as explained in Chapter 13?

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