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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 do the children do in the story "Invasion"?
2. What injury does Saul have?
3. Who did Lon used to work for?
4. What do the men want to harvest in "Six Days You Shall Labor"?
5. Who is Saul's brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mr. Westland ask Johnny B to tell his son?
2. In "The University of Man," what does Tyros vow to do after going to the universities?
3. In "The Distributors," what does Carl tell the construction company about his friend Kenny?
4. In "Harlem," what happens between the police and the crowd?
5. In "Rope of Wind," why is Johnny B afraid of the men who stop him in the beginning?
6. What does the machine in "The Distributors" appear to do to people?
7. Why does the man in the crowd who has to be removed in "Harlem" become agitated?
8. Why is Carl looking for work in "The Distributors"?
9. What do both the devil and God want to consult repeatedly in the story "Devil Bird"?
10. In "Six Days You Shall Labor," what do Big Mo and the others do after being told not to pick the pecans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Dumas treat the plot event of characters being pursued and in fear throughout this collection, and what does he repeatedly use this event for character development and for building tension? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What is the evidence both for and against the conclusion that the character Fon in "Fon" is a supernatural being? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What do you think Dumas means the man in the river to symbolize in the story "The University of Man," and why do you think so? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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