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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 is the quote that Kenan uses to open the story The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks?
2. Who calls Lazarus at the very end of Ain't No Sunshine?
3. How does the narrator's mother react when he tells her he is going to pursue a career in the culinary arts, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
4. What does Ed do after spending some time with the music star?
5. What do Cicero and Tony drink together after Tony fixes Cicero's car?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lazarus think news of his beating J.C. Stokes will be all over town after he goes to the police station?
2. Why does Ed Phelps go to the Carnegie Deli in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
3. Why does Lazarus Barden II beat J.C. Stokes in the story Ain't No Sunshine?
4. What does Francesca assume Idol's antics with Ed are all about in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
5. Why does Lazarus turn himself in to the police station in the first place?
6. How does Cicero feel about his uncle, Dax Cross?
7. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?
8. What does Lazarus compare his Aunt Tensy's interactions with her family to?
9. Why does Inez Cross Chasten choose not to tell her husband, ever, about Howard Hughes's proposition to her?
10. How does Ed Phelps's musical interaction with Idol affect him later that same day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe the public's perception of the "miracles" that Velmajean performs, and which character or characters seems to stand the gain the most from the promotion of these miracles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Pastor Lazarus Barden II feel after he beats J.C. Stokes with his belt in the story Ain't No Sunshine, and why do you think his old friend and the Police Chief Tony Cavanaugh refuses to charge or prosecute him for the crime? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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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