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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 plays trumpet in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 22, who pretends to be a movie producer?

3. What weapon does Gates choose for the duel between him and Calhoun?

4. What card does Gates have that wins him the chance to choose the weapon for his duel against Calhoun?

5. Who has fallen and has to be pulled back up the mountain in Part 3, Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the "massage parlor" that Mingo visits in Myrtle Beach.

2. What case of mistaken identity does the drug cartel make on the mountain, and how do they act upon it?

3. What is the convenience associated with Raleigh's hunt for treasure? Why might his father have planned it this way?

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

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

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

7. Discuss the difference between Raleigh and Gates.

8. As Raleigh tries to gather everyone to leave Charlotte, where is Gates and what is he doing?

9. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

10. What one certainty does Raleigh understand about religion and what personal experience helped build that belief?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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