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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. In the story I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, what kind of car did Jacson used to drive?

2. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?

3. Who does the police chief tell Lazarus his story has somehow reminded him of?

4. Who is Cicero's uncle?

5. Who had been the rock of Cicero's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 is Lazarus Barden II having problems with his Aunt Tensy in the story Ain't No Sunshine?

5. 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?

6. Until he beats J.C. Stokes, how does Lazarus mostly choose to deal with his wife's infidelity?

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

8. Why does Inez Cross Chasten refuse to cook for Howard Hughes?

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

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

How does the appearance and persistence of the hog in the story Now Why Come That Is change the character Percy Terrell radically from the beginning of the story to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, how would you describe the ways in which Randall's relationship with and perceptions of the ghosts in his house and on his property change over time? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some tactics Kenan uses to connect separate stories in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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