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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 did Randall's editor once work for in Japan after the war?

2. What does Mandy dream about the day she meets the man in the creek?

3. How many miracles did Christ perform, depending on which scholars you ask?

4. What does the man from the grocery store parking lot say to Velmajean about her powers in the first three of the four endings?

5. What does Reverend Eggleston tell Velmajean when she asks if he has any idea why she was bestowed with the powers she has?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Randall begin to realize the ghosts he sees around his land and in his house were as living people?

2. What grates on Percy Terrell's nerves about the hog in the very beginning of the story Now Why Come is That?

3. Why is Mandy camping out in the woods with the adults in the story Mamiwata?

4. In the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, what happens when Randall has a group of friends over that makes the presence of the ghosts in Randall's house clear?

5. Who is Lilith and what does Gloria Brown think of Lilith?

6. What does Mamiwata give to Mandy and what is extraordinary about this gift?

7. Why is Percy Terrell so happy to see pig poop on his carpet?

8. What is one skill Randall likes to use and sometimes show off for friends?

9. What is Gloria Brown very good at, according to the story's narrator?

10. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Inez Cross Chasten so insulted by Howard Hughes's offer to cook for him in The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks, and why do you think she really turns the billionaire down? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some tactics Kenan uses to connect separate stories in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Kenan's treatment of the theme of faith and fidelity in relationships, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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