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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 area does Potts ask Sister Gee to avoid in Chapter 15?

2. Who was the only other person to call the Elephant by his childhood nickname, as revealed in Chapter 13?

3. What does Potts hear coming from Five Ends Baptist at the end of Chapter 21?

4. Who saves Deems from drowning in Chapter 17?

5. Which person does Bunch tell Earl to get in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What plan does Sportcoat hatch in Chapter 17? How does Hot Sausage respond?

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

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

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

9. What plan does Bunch Moon hatch in Chapter 14? Why?

10. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?

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

Appearances in Deacon King Kong can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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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