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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 causes Raleigh and Mingo to leave the tavern in Part 2, Chapter 16?
2. Where do Raleigh and Mingo spend the night after hoodlums rob them in the rain?
3. What does Raleigh refer to as Knoll Pond?
4. In the beginning of the novel, who is predicted to be cheated on by his spouse?
5. Who does Raleigh see when he is on his way to commit the theft in Part 1, Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which three items does Raleigh learn the whereabouts of during his visit with Victoria? Discuss the whereabouts.
2. What is the importance of a cassette tape in Handling Sin?
3. After listening to the cassette tape, what delivery does Raleigh get from his father, and how does it arrive?
4. Explain how Raleigh ends up with a second pistol belonging to Mingo.
5. What note does Raleigh find in Chapter 5, and what is the truth of the situation surrounding that note?
6. Explain the fight that Raleigh orchestrates at Lovie's party and his need to do so.
7. Who and what does Raleigh's father want him to gather to bring to him in another state?
8. Discuss Mingo and Vera's weight.
9. What do the people of Thermopylae think Earley has done, and why?
10. During Lovie's party, where does Mingo consider running away to, why, and why doesn't he go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?
Essay Topic 2
What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also, relate the differences and similarities specifically to Handling Sin.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book, Handling Sin, and his other writings.
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