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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 truth does Sportcoat reveal about Pudgy Fingers in Chapter 26?

2. Who has a deal with the police in exchange for immunity, as revealed in Chapter 14?

3. What is Haroldeen going to study in college, as revealed in Chapter 22?

4. Who will arrange a meeting between Sportcoat and Deems, as discussed in Chapter 17?

5. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, when Hettie first saw Sportcoat, he was doing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sportcoat reveal about his son in Chapter 26?

3. What news does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

4. How did Deems come to control the Cause, as explained in Chapter 14?

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

6. Who is Cecil? Why is this name important, as seen in Chapter 13?

7. What warning does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15? How does she react to this warning?

8. Who goes to Five Ends Baptist in Chapter 25? What happens there?

9. How does Sportcoat die?

10. What realizations does Sportcoat come to in Chapter 20? What does he decide to do in response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Deems? Bunch Moon? Haroldeen? Perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all. What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

Essay Topic 2

Sportcoat experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of trust.

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