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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. What is discovered when digging up the hidden treasure?
2. Who is kidnapped by the drug cartel in Part 3, Chapter 29?
3. What does Raleigh learn is the name of the young woman that Earley took with him when he left the hospital?
4. What does the stalled bus carry that Raleigh and his friends find on their way to Atlanta?
5. Chapter 22 is dedicated to descriptions of what town?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Raleigh spend his time in Charlotte and what lead does he find?
2. Why is Gates' excuse for the estate owners whose private driveway he enters important to the men's adventure?
3. How does Billie's life change after the gathering in New Orleans?
4. What mistake does Mingo make at the Myrtle Beach hotel that tips off Mr. Calhoun to Gates' whereabouts. Who else does it tip off, and why are they searching for Gates?
5. What one certainty does Raleigh understand about religion and what personal experience helped build that belief?
6. How does Gates intervene in the dance troupe's situation?
7. What is the importance of Raleigh's scavenger hunt items as explained by his father in Part 3, Chapter 32?
8. What case of mistaken identity does the drug cartel make on the mountain, and how do they act upon it?
9. Discuss the jazz combo that is formed in Part 3, Chapter 33.
10. What does Mr. Calhoun insist upon even after receiving payment from Gates? Discuss the details, including why it is important to him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a character description of Mingo. Was he a major character or minor one, static or dynamic? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story and be sure to include definitions of major and minor character.
Essay Topic 2
Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Handling Sin. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?
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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