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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. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?

2. Where is Ed staying in the city he is visiting?

3. Who was Howard Hughes's mother?

4. What kind of vehicle catches Ed's eye when he stops to see a crowd?

5. What was the narrator's mother's career?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?

2. How does Police Chief Cavanaugh react when Lazarus turns himself in after beating up J.C.?

3. In the story I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, what brings Cicero and Tony together again after many years?

4. Why does Inez Cross Chasten choose not to tell her husband, ever, about Howard Hughes's proposition to her?

5. Why does Lazarus Barden II beat J.C. Stokes in the story Ain't No Sunshine?

6. Why does Howard Hughes ask Inez Cross Chasten to work for him in the story titled The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

7. What is the narrator's mother in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks pleased about regarding his career path?

8. How does Lazarus start to feel after beginning to beat J.C. Stokes?

9. What does Francesca assume Idol's antics with Ed are all about in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

10. How does Cicero feel about his uncle, Dax Cross?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kenan communicate what Gloria Brown's feelings about her daughter Tamar's homosexuality are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do you think the townspeople collectively perceive and act towards Percy Terrell, and how does Kenan communicate this dynamic to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Who are the ghosts in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises? What do the ghosts' interactions with Randall tell the reader about slavery and the past? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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