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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 dish did Howard Hughes Senior particularly like?

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

3. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?

4. Who is assigned to make the deal to buy the hotel for Howard Hughes?

5. How long were Cicero and Jacson romantically involved?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Howard Hughes buy Bradham's motel in Tim's Creek?

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

4. What does a man in the street in New York City hand Ed that puts Ed off in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

5. What does Lazarus compare his Aunt Tensy's interactions with her family to?

6. How do the bystanders in the grocery store react when Lazarus beats up J.C. Stokes?

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

8. Why does Lazarus turn himself in to the police station in the first place?

9. Why does Lazarus pursue Gina, even though he has known her her whole life and he knows she has a reputation for trouble?

10. Why does Ed Phelps go along with Idol's deception and story in When We All Get to Heaven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story God's Gonna Trouble the Water or, Where is Marisol?, what is the true impact of the news of what has happened to Marisol's family on Mrs. Vanessa Streeter? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Randall somewhat insecure and unsure in his relationship with Siddiq? How do the appearance of the ghosts seem to affect Randall's and Siddiq's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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