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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. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, who discovered the Venus?

2. As Chapter 24 begins, how long has Sportcoat been sober?

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

4. To what pier do Sportcoat and Hot Sausage walk in Chapter 26?

5. What is Hot Sausage wearing in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the title “Rat” perfect for Chapter 14?

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

3. How does Sportcoat die?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

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

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a third-person, omniscient perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes from an omniscient narrator affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Sportcoat and Deems. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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