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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 Velmajean feel when the young man in the grocery store parking lot holds her hand in his?
2. What is Velmajean's second "miracle"?
3. What is the name of Reverend Spike Eggleston's church?
4. Who is Velmajean Swearington Hoyt's reverend in the story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God?
5. What does Uncle Pharaoh say when Mandy tells him about the man in the river?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Gloria Brown very good at, according to the story's narrator?
2. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?
3. What do you think Kenan is trying to insinuate about the origin of Velmajean's powers at the end of the story?
4. Who does Randall begin to realize the ghosts he sees around his land and in his house were as living people?
5. Why is Percy Terrell so happy to see pig poop on his carpet?
6. 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?
7. Where was Percy and what was he doing when he first saw the hog?
8. 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?
9. What does Mamiwata give to Mandy and what is extraordinary about this gift?
10. Why does Randall seem to feel unsure Siddiq will come back once he leaves on a work trip?
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 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.
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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