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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 Uncle Pharaoh say when Mandy tells him about the man in the river?

2. Who is Tamar's girlfriend?

3. What does Ron see in Randall's bathroom during the reunion?

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

5. Who comes to see Velmajean from her past in the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Velmajean's pastor, Spike Eggleston, react to her new and supposedly miraculous powers?

4. Who tries to warn Velmajean that her pastor, Pastor Spike, might not have her best interests at heart?

5. Why does Randall seem to feel unsure Siddiq will come back once he leaves on a work trip?

6. What does Percy Terrell think might be the real explanation for the fact that no one else seems to be able to see the hog?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story God's Gonna Trouble the Water or, Where is Marisol?, what is the true impact of the news of what has happened to Marisol's family on Mrs. Vanessa Streeter? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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