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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. Who is hiding out in Raleigh's rental property?

2. What does Raleigh steal from the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. What key element is missing from the police investigation in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. Who is Aura?

5. Who owns the land that Raleigh sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Raleigh toss out of his car when he is stopped by a police officer, and what irony surrounds the situation?

4. What angers Raleigh at Lovie's party? Explain the situation.

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

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

7. Discuss Mingo and Vera's weight.

8. Explain the fight that Raleigh orchestrates at Lovie's party and his need to do so.

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

10. What note does Raleigh find in Chapter 5, and what is the truth of the situation surrounding that note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of Handling Sin? What was the mood of it? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of Handling Sin. What does the reader learn from the exposition in Handling Sin? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

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