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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 does Florence remember talking about with Frank?

2. Where did Florence move to in 1900?

3. Where does Aunt Florence say the young woman that stands by Gabriel's side now is?

4. What did Frank like to do excessively?

5. What does Florence say her mother used to tell stories about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way do Florence and Gabriel's ideas differ about God?

3. What sound does John say he hears?

4. Why is John denied such pleasures as dancing?

5. What happens to Esther and Gabriel's son Royal?

6. How does John react to Gabriel's severe remarks?

7. What happened to Esther in when she moved away?

8. Why does Florence visit the church?

9. Why does Gabriel marry Deborah?

10. Why does Florence keep Deborah's letter in her purse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of homosexuality. How does Baldwin express the theme homosexuality in the book? How does John's feeling towards men affect him? Does John use religion to hide behind his feeling towards men?

Essay Topic 2

Go Tell It on the Mountain is written in the third person. Why do you think Baldwin chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it was written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the affects of slavery. How did slavery affect the characters in the book? In what way was someone like John affected differently by slavery than someone like Gabriel? How does the memory of slavery affect African Americans today?

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