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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 wealthy businessperson did Jacson design a temple for?

2. Which company owned all of Hughes's real estate?

3. What turns out to be wrong with Cicero's car?

4. Where was Jacson from originally?

5. Where does Ed go to eat in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ed Phelps's musical interaction with Idol affect him later that same day?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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