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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. From what Raleigh learns in Part 1, Chapter 2, where does Earley want Raleigh to meet him?

2. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 7, how many of Mingo's guns does Raleigh possess?

3. Whose slacks get ripped in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What does Raleigh happily discover when he makes a phone call from a tavern after the Marines have helped him?

5. What is Raleigh reading when the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the people of Thermopylae think Earley has done, and why?

3. Why does Raleigh return home in wet, torn clothes after taking a walk in Part 1, Chapter 3? Explain the situation that also arises from the event.

4. Explain who solves Raleigh and Mingo's car problem after leaving Lovie's party and the payment taken for that solution.

5. 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?

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

7. Discuss Raleigh's family health history and what he does to avoid the same health problems.

8. What specific instructions does Raleigh's father give him regarding Gates, and why?

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

10. Why is Earley in the hospital at the beginning of the story, and how does he leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in Handling Sin.

Essay Topic 2

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Explain the conflict in detail, using both the definition and examples from Handling Sin.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Raleigh and Gates as major characters and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How do the minor characters fit the definition?

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