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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 Mr. Singer tell Antonapoulos about his four visitors?

2. Who knocks on Dr. Copeland's door at the opening of Chapter 5?

3. What was the motto of the organization Jake Blount once founded?

4. What puzzles Biff Brannon so that he thinks about it late at night?

5. What is Singer's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does Antonapoulos like to do most?

2. Why does Mick sit on the stairs for such a long time?

3. Who is Mick Kelly?

4. What does Blount want even more than a job?

5. What made Doctor Copeland different from most other African-Americans in the town?

6. What happens to Mister Singer when he realizes his friend, Antonapoulos is dead?

7. What was it about the message in red, written on a wall, that held Jake Blount's attention?

8. What characteristics did Biff Brannon have that may have seemed in conflict, yet after the death of his wife flourished?

9. Why did Singer suddenly go away during July without warning?

10. What does Biff Brannon do as he stands behind the cash register in Part 1, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biff Brannon walked by Mick Kelly's house in Part 2, Chapter 8. Why did he feel like he was doing something wrong when he hadn't done anything wrong?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between this Southern town and Northern towns of equal size? Does the location of the story make a difference in this story? Why? How would the story change if it took place in a different location? What would be lost from the story?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the novel is, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." In what ways does the title relate to the story?

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