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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. The arrival of the officers in Chapter 18 interrupts what gathering?

2. What is the name of the Governor’s daughter, as revealed in Chapter 13?

3. According to Sister Gee in Chapter 15, the people of the Cause do not need white cops to tell them about what?

4. Who attacks Bunch Moon at the end of Chapter 22?

5. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

3. Who is Melissa? How does the Elephant feel about her, as seen in Chapter 13?

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

5. What information does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 18?

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

7. How does Sportcoat die?

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

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

10. With whom does Deems go out on a date in Chapter 17? What does he know about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Sportcoat answer this question? How would Deems? What about the Elephant?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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