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

2. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?

3. What sport did Tony and Cicero used to participate in together in high school?

4. Where does Lazarus plan on going before he heads to work after seeing the police chief?

5. Where does the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks eventually open his own restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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