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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 vehicle do Raleigh and his companions drive to Atlanta?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 29, who steals a van to help rescue a kidnapped friend?

3. Which lovers' history is detailed in Part 2, Chapter 27?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 27 fills in details about Jubal's relationship with Victoria. What are those details?

2. What does Raleigh find when he searches for hidden treasure and what does he decide to do with it?

3. Why is Gates' excuse for the estate owners whose private driveway he enters important to the men's adventure?

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

5. Discuss the difference between Raleigh and Gates.

6. What does Raleigh learn that Jubal is doing and what is Jubal's response to Raleigh's request?

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

8. Discuss why Gates rushes into a private driveway of an estate and the excuse that he gives the estate owners.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Raleigh and Gates as major characters in Handling Sin.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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