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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 Gloria Brown dream of in the story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?

2. Who is Randall's partner?

3. Who is Gloria Brown's daughter?

4. What does Gloria's daughter do for a living?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think Kenan is trying to insinuate about the origin of Velmajean's powers at the end of the story?

2. What is unusual about Kenan's story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God in terms of its structure?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Where was Percy and what was he doing when he first saw the hog?

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

Who are the ghosts in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises? What do the ghosts' interactions with Randall tell the reader about slavery and the past? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Cicero's relationship with his uncle, Dax Cross? What role does the disagreement over what to do with the family's land play in the two men's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Kenan's descriptions of the life and feelings of the young runaway slave Amanda in the story Mamiwata, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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