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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 literary technique is used in Part 2, Chapter 17 to inform the reader about the past relationship between Raleigh and Gates?

2. Who surrenders to Raleigh and Gates after the fireworks are set off?

3. Who helps to revive the stalled bus that Raleigh and his friends find on their way to Atlanta?

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

5. What is discovered when digging up the hidden treasure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

8. What is the importance of Raleigh's scavenger hunt items as explained by his father in Part 3, Chapter 32?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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