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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. According to Earley in Part 3, Chapter 32, what is the importance of the trunk?

2. What is the name of the singer that Raleigh almost gets intimate with?

3. In the end, who is forgiven for not trying to keep in touch?

4. How does Raleigh discover that Jubal and Victoria were once lovers?

5. Where is Mingo to meet Gates and Raleigh after their late night boat trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gates intervene in the dance troupe's situation?

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

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

4. Explain Mr. Calhoun's complaint against Gates.How must Gates make amends?

5. Why was Raleigh's adventurous scavenger hunt orchestrated?

6. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

7. Where are the characters of this story and what happens when the lights go out in Charlotte?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Raleigh was instructed to "collect" two people as part of his scavenger hunt. Who were they and what importance did they have?

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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