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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 wants to commit suicide in Part 1, Chapter3?

2. Who does Raleigh credit for his desire to be an upstanding citizen?

3. Who are Caroline and Holly?

4. Who gets drunk and falls into a pool in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. Who is the note really from that Raleigh discovers in his office in Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Raleigh feel about Aura's TV appearance when he sees her on television during his visit with Flossie, and why?

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

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

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

9. What is Raleigh's perspective of Pee Wee Jimson? What item representing Pee Wee does Raleigh's father want him to collect?

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

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

Name and discuss the items Raleigh was instructed to collect on his scavenger hunt. Write about the purpose of each.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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