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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. Whom does Sister Gee want arrested in Chapter 15?
2. What shocked Hettie about her New York home, as she reveals in Chapter 20?
3. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 23, what has not been chosen for Deems?
4. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, who discovered the Venus?
5. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 26, how has he changed in the last year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Deems come to control the Cause, as explained in Chapter 14?
2. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?
3. Who is Melissa? How does the Elephant feel about her, as seen in Chapter 13?
4. Who goes to Five Ends Baptist in Chapter 25? What happens there?
5. What information does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 18?
6. How does Sportcoat die?
7. With whom does Deems go out on a date in Chapter 17? What does he know about her?
8. Who is Cecil? Why is this name important, as seen in Chapter 13?
9. How is the Sportcoat at the end of the novel different from the one at the novel’s beginning?
10. What information does Joe Peck seek from the Elephant in Chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay defining friendship from the perspective of Sportcoat and Hot Sausage. What is friendship, according to these characters? How do the choices they make reflect these values?
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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