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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. Whose house is for sale in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. How do the people of Raleigh's hometown view the story regarding the land that he sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. What Marine camp is nearby when Raleigh and Mingo get lost while driving in Part 2, Chapter 16?

4. What does Earley leave for Raleigh at the hospital in Part 1:Chapter 2?

5. What causes Raleigh and Mingo to leave the tavern in Part 2, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. Explain the first compromising situation in which Mingo mistakenly assumes his wife Vera is having an affair with Raleigh.

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

9. Explain Raleigh's message of doom in Chapter 1.

10. How do Raleigh and Mingo encounter a van full of hoodlums, and what happens to the money Raleigh's dad gave him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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