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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. What literary technique is used in Part 2, Chapter 17 to inform the reader about the past relationship between Raleigh and Gates?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Imagery.

2. Who do Gates and Raleigh impersonate while the rest of their group sets off fireworks?
(a) Preachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) FBI agents.
(d) Escaped inmates.

3. What accompanies the buried treasure?
(a) Pee Wee Jimson's will.
(b) A photograph of the general who hid it.
(c) A letter from a Confederate sergeant.
(d) A love letter from the Civil War era.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 29, where does the stolen van get stuck?
(a) On top of a geyser.
(b) On top of the moutain.
(c) On amusement park train tracks.
(d) Downtown in an intersection.

5. Who sings in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Earley.
(c) Billie.
(d) Mingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end, what is Raleigh's biggest change?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 34, who leaves to begin a new career?

3. According to Earley in Part 3, Chapter 32, what is the importance of his old trumpet?

4. Where does Weeper live, at the time of the revival?

5. Where does Toutant Kingstree's livestock live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the "massage parlor" that Mingo visits in Myrtle Beach.

2. What is the importance of Raleigh's scavenger hunt items as explained by his father in Part 3, Chapter 32?

3. What mistake does Mingo make at the Myrtle Beach hotel that tips off Mr. Calhoun to Gates' whereabouts. Who else does it tip off, and why are they searching for Gates?

4. Where are the characters of this story and what happens when the lights go out in Charlotte?

5. How does Raleigh spend his time in Charlotte and what lead does he find?

6. As Raleigh tries to gather everyone to leave Charlotte, where is Gates and what is he doing?

7. Discuss the difference between Raleigh and Gates.

8. How does Billie's life change after the gathering in New Orleans?

9. What does Raleigh learn that Jubal is doing and what is Jubal's response to Raleigh's request?

10. How has Aura changed over the course of the novel?

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