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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. With whom does Deems go on a date in Chapter 17?

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

3. How does Sportcoat describe the water in Chapter 26?

4. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 20, Sportcoat realized that he always chose alcohol over what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Potts reveal to the Elephant in Chapter 21?

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

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

4. Briefly describe the conversation between Sportcoat and the Elephant in Chapter 16.

5. How does the relationship between Potts and Sister Gee continue to evolve in Chapter 15?

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

7. How is the Sportcoat at the end of the novel different from the one at the novel’s beginning?

8. What information does Sister Paul give Sportcoat in Chapter 24?

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

10. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identity is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of identity, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sportcoat finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.

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