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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 does Raleigh decide to do with the treasure?

2. Who plays saxophone in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

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

4. What does the stalled bus carry that Raleigh and his friends find on their way to Atlanta?

5. Who is in Raleigh's hotel bed after he gets drunk with a singer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book, Handling Sin, and his other writings.

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