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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, ironically, do the items land that are tossed by Raleigh out of his car windows in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) In Mingo's yard.
(b) In the police station parking lot.
(c) On the hood of a police car.
(d) Near the abandoned construction site.

2. What does Raleigh refer to as Knoll Pond?
(a) The property he bought from Jimson.
(b) The town in which Victoria lives.
(c) The neighborhood in which Lovie lives.
(d) The subdivision in which he lives.

3. Who gets drunk and falls into a pool in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Gates.
(c) Earley.
(d) Mingo.

4. On what floor is Raleigh's office located?
(a) Thirteenth.
(b) Second.
(c) Twelfth.
(d) Third.

5. What does Mingo do in Part 1, Chapter 7 that he has never before done?
(a) Eats a corndog from a street vendor at the playground.
(b) Jumps from a playground swing.
(c) Climbs to the top of playground monkey bars.
(d) Goes down a playground slide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Victoria Hayes?

2. Which engine component gives Raleigh car trouble in the Pinto in which he leaves Lovie's house?

3. What is Caroline doing when Raleigh arrives in Part 1:Chapter 2?

4. What unusual cleaning chore does the janitor do in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. On which route do Raleigh and Mingo think they are driving, in Part 2, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Raleigh's message of doom in Chapter 1.

2. Why does Pierce Jimson leave the property negotiation between him and Raleigh feeling distraught?

3. Where does Raleigh go to visit Flonnie? What does he buy her, and why?

4. Explain how Raleigh ends up with a second pistol belonging to Mingo.

5. What is the importance of a cassette tape in Handling Sin?

6. After listening to the cassette tape, what delivery does Raleigh get from his father, and how does it arrive?

7. What is missing from the murder investigation regarding Bonnie?

8. Why is Raleigh pulled over by a police officer on his way home from the public library? Why does he fear he is being pulled over?

9. Who and what does Raleigh's father want him to gather to bring to him in another state?

10. What is Raleigh's relationship with Mingo, as the story begins in Chapter 1?

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