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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 would Frank do after an argument with Florence?

2. What has lead Florence to church?

3. What part of New york does John live in?

4. What was the name of Florence's husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Florence not like about Frank?

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

3. What was Gabriel's life like in the south?

4. What does John see as he walks to church?

5. How does Gabriel react if one of his children goes against the church's moral code?

6. What was Elizabeth's upbringing like with her aunt?

7. Why was Richard arrested?

8. What reason does Florence give for her mother being religious?

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

10. What does John sense about his father's feelings in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine John's relationship with the following people:

1) Elisha.

2) Gabriel.

3) Elizabeth.

Essay Topic 2

Go Tell It on the Mountains is said to be a semi-biographical account of Baldwin's life. What similarities does the novel have with Baldwin's life? What character is most like Baldwin and why? What details has Baldwin changed about his life and why did he change these details?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Baptist Church.

1) How does the Baptist Church version of Christianity differ form other denominations versions of Christianity.

2) Why is baptism so closely linked to African Americans.

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