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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Reverend Eggleston suggest Velmajean move to?
(a) Her son's house.
(b) A nursing home.
(c) A hotel.
(d) His house.
2. What does Reverend Eggleston tell Velmajean when she asks if he has any idea why she was bestowed with the powers she has?
(a) It is just random.
(b) The Lord works in mysterious ways.
(c) Because she is virtous.
(d) Because she has money.
3. What does Ron see in Randall's bathroom during the reunion?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A naked man.
(d) A face in the mirror that was not his.
4. Who breaks into Velmajean's house at the end of the story?
(a) Richard Harringten.
(b) The man from the parking lot who gave her her powers in the first place.
(c) Benny Jensen.
(d) Spike Eggleston.
5. What is the significance Randall remembers about periwinkle?
(a) It was used to mark the graves of the enslaved to keep the ground clear of everything else.
(b) It was used as a sign for peace.
(c) It was used as a sign for forgiveness.
(d) It was used in magical ceremonies.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Velmajean's husband?
2. What happens to Velmajean in the second ending?
3. What is Velmajean's first "miracle"?
4. What does Aunt Inez tell Mandy they always have to be ready to do?
5. Who is Tamar's girlfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think Kenan is trying to insinuate about the origin of Velmajean's powers at the end of the story?
2. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?
3. What does Mamiwata give to Mandy and what is extraordinary about this gift?
4. In the end of the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, what does Randall begin to wonder about the ghosts?
5. Where is the mysterious man Amanda (Mandy) meets the first time she sees him in Mamiwata?
6. Who is Lilith and what does Gloria Brown think of Lilith?
7. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the Story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?
8. Who tries to warn Velmajean that her pastor, Pastor Spike, might not have her best interests at heart?
9. What is Gloria Brown very good at, according to the story's narrator?
10. Why is Percy Terrell so happy to see pig poop on his carpet?
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