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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. Which person must not come to any harm, according to Deems in Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the church frequented by Sportcoat and many of his community?

3. What is the name of Sportcoat’s second best friend who makes King Kong?

4. What kind of car does Joe Peck drive, as revealed in Chapter 11?

5. Where does the Governor live, as revealed in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal information does the reader learn about the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?

2. Who is Jet and what important information has he learned about the Cause, as revealed in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Deems? What information does the reader learn about him in Chapter 3?

4. What fear does the Elephant have in Chapter 11? Why does he feel this way?

5. What happens between Officer Potts and Sister Gee in Chapter 9?

6. Who is Sister Paul? What information might she have for Sportcoat, as revealed in Chapter 8?

7. What band is playing in Chapter 10? Why?

8. How did Deems become a drug dealer, as revealed in Chapter 7? What was the result?

9. What changes is Bunch considering making, as revealed in Chapter 6?

10. Who is Earl? What reservations does he have, as revealed in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sportcoat’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

Essay Topic 2

Although the world of Deacon King Kong is firmly rooted in the physical world, the characters of the novel frequently discuss ghosts, witches, and curses (called mojos). Explain how these supernatural phenomena affect the novel’s plot and characters?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in Deacon King Kong all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

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