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

2. What are police investigating in Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. Who is Earley?

4. Why is Raleigh stopped by police in Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. How do Marines help Raleigh and Mingo when they get lost while driving in Part 2, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do Raleigh and Mingo get the car physically stuck, and who helps them out?

4. Who is Jimmy Clay, and what role does he have in explaining Earley's disappearance after leaving the hospital?

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

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

7. Which three items does Raleigh learn the whereabouts of during his visit with Victoria? Discuss the whereabouts.

8. How does Raleigh steal the bust from the public library?

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

10. What is the misunderstanding that Raleigh's janitor has in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the falling action in this book. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story, and how did it work?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Raleigh and Gates as major characters in Handling Sin.

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