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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. Why did Inez Cross Chasten decide not to ever tell her husband about Hughes's offer to work for him?

2. What was the narrator's sister particularly fascinated with regarding Howard Hughes?

3. Who is Cicero's uncle?

4. Who recommends a place to eat to Ed on his trip?

5. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. In I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, why do you think Cicero decides not to sell his family's land?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Lazarus think news of his beating J.C. Stokes will be all over town after he goes to the police station?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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