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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 does Aunt Inez tell Mandy they always have to be ready to do?
2. What book concerning Egypt did Randall read in high school?
3. What does Randall drink at the reunion with his friends?
4. Who did Alexa marry?
5. What does the man from the grocery store parking lot say to Velmajean about her powers in the first three of the four endings?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was Percy and what was he doing when he first saw the hog?
2. 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?
3. What is Gloria Brown very good at, according to the story's narrator?
4. What does Mamiwata give to Mandy and what is extraordinary about this gift?
5. Why is Mandy camping out in the woods with the adults in the story Mamiwata?
6. What does Gloria Brown do for a living, and what has she learned about dealing with customers?
7. How does Velmajean's pastor, Spike Eggleston, react to her new and supposedly miraculous powers?
8. What is unusual about Kenan's story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God in terms of its structure?
9. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?
10. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the Story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?
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
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
What do Randall's culinary skills, and the food he cooks for his friends, symbolize in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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