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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. What does Randall cook for the reunion with his friends?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Goose.
(c) Beef.
(d) Turkey.

2. Who originally persuades Velmajean to try a new church?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Her best friend.

3. 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 in magical ceremonies.
(c) It was used as a sign for peace.
(d) It was used as a sign for forgiveness.

4. What is Velmajean's first "miracle"?
(a) She lays hands on a little girl who has been badly injured and revives her.
(b) She makes a blind man see.
(c) She walks on water.
(d) She makes a man's lost arm grow back.

5. Where does Siddiq go for the summer?
(a) The Outher Banks.
(b) Topsail Island.
(c) Newport.
(d) Raleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book concerning Egypt did Randall read in high school?

2. Who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

3. What does Uncle Pharaoh teach Mandy?

4. What does Mandy dream about the day she meets the man in the creek?

5. Who breaks into Velmajean's house at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lilith and what does Gloria Brown think of Lilith?

2. Why is Mandy camping out in the woods with the adults in the story Mamiwata?

3. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?

4. In the end of the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, what does Randall begin to wonder about the ghosts?

5. What is unusual about Kenan's story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God in terms of its structure?

6. Why does Randall seem to feel unsure Siddiq will come back once he leaves on a work trip?

7. What is Percy Terrell dreaming about when he is rudely awoken in the story Now Why Come is That?

8. What does Percy Terrell think might be the real explanation for the fact that no one else seems to be able to see the hog?

9. Where is the mysterious man Amanda (Mandy) meets the first time she sees him in Mamiwata?

10. In the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, what happens when Randall has a group of friends over that makes the presence of the ghosts in Randall's house clear?

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