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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 Jubal's full-time job?

2. Who is tied up at the end of Part 2, Chapter 26?

3. Upon entering a private drive to an estate, who are Raleigh, Gates, and Mingo mistaken to be?

4. Who plays piano in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

5. Who slashes tires in Part 2, Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billie's life change after the gathering in New Orleans?

2. Explain the prison escape that occurs as a result of the tent revival that Raleigh, Gates and Mingo visit.

3. How does Raleigh spend his time in Charlotte and what lead does he find?

4. Describe where Toutant lives. What does he say about his unusual surroundings and what is the truth about them?

5. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

6. Who keeps the men from getting arrested at the mountain, and how?

7. What is ironic when Raleigh abandons his golf cart at the mountain?

8. What does Mr. Calhoun insist upon even after receiving payment from Gates? Discuss the details, including why it is important to him.

9. How has Aura changed over the course of the novel?

10. Discuss the jazz combo that is formed in Part 3, Chapter 33.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the main characters of this book. Who was the protagonist, and what separates that character from the other main characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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