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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth think that Gabriel would make a strong father?

2. What room in the white people's house did Gabriel first make love to Esther?

3. What does Elizabeth recall as a frightening experience?

4. Why did Elizabeth decide not to tell Richard she was pregnant?

5. What had the black youth just robbed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Baldwin use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine John's relationship with the following people:

1) Elisha.

2) Gabriel.

3) Elizabeth.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the connections between African Americans and Christianity. Why do the students think African Americans embraced Christianity so readily? How did Christianity help African Americans gain more rights? In what way did African Americans use Christianity as a political force?

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