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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. Where does Mingo work?

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

3. What is Raleigh reading when the story begins?

4. How does Raleigh enter the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain the legend of Major General Goodrich Hays, C.S.A., and Raleigh's connection to it.

5. During Lovie's party, where does Mingo consider running away to, why, and why doesn't he go?

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

7. Who and what does Raleigh's father want him to gather to bring to him in another state?

8. After listening to the cassette tape, what delivery does Raleigh get from his father, and how does it arrive?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay as well.

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

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.

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