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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. Where did Florence's father leave for after Gabriel's birth?

2. What has lead Florence to church?

3. What color does Florence's husband say is pretty?

4. What does the narrow path promise?

5. What has Roy been injured by?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gabriel treat Deborah?

2. What did Florence not like about Frank?

3. Summarize Go Tell It to The Mountain.

4. Why did Florence's mother religious zealotry wear her down?

5. What did Gabriel spend most of his time doing as a young man?

6. How does John's mother react to John being saved?

7. What happened to Elizabeth when she was eight years old?

8. What bible passages did Florence's mother like to repeat?

9. What vision does John have about Gabriel?

10. What happened when Deborah's father threatened a white man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Away from the main characters examine the way Baldwin uses the other people in the story to express his point of view.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Gabriel and Elizabeth.

1) In what ways are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Why do you think they cannot sort out their differences?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s. How does Baldwin express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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