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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 Uncle Pharaoh say to Mandy when she tells him she caught the catfish?
3. What happens to the stranger from the grocery store parking lot in the third ending?
4. Where does Siddiq go for the summer?
5. What is Velmajean's second "miracle"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is unusual about Kenan's story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God in terms of its structure?
2. Why is Percy Terrell so happy to see pig poop on his carpet?
3. How does Velmajean's pastor, Spike Eggleston, react to her new and supposedly miraculous powers?
4. How does Velmajean Swearington Hoyt appear to get her miraculous powers in the story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God?
5. 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?
6. Who does Randall begin to realize the ghosts he sees around his land and in his house were as living people?
7. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the Story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?
8. In the end of the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, what does Randall begin to wonder about the ghosts?
9. 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?
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
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises, how would you describe the ways in which Randall's relationship with and perceptions of the ghosts in his house and on his property change over time? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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