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

2. What name does Ed hear the crowd call the music celebrity who emerges from the fancy car?

3. What is the quote that Kenan uses to open the story The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks?

4. Which wealthy businessperson did Jacson design a temple for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Ed Phelps goes along with Billy Idol's ridiculous scheme in When We All Get to Heaven, and how does Phelps feel about his escapade with Idol afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What effect does Cicero's meeting with Tony have on Cicero in I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet? What surprises Cicero about his conversation with his old friend? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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