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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. Where does Randall volunteer in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises?
2. What happens to the man from the grocery store parking lot in the first ending?
3. What does Reverend Eggleston tell Velmajean when she asks if he has any idea why she was bestowed with the powers she has?
4. What does the man in the river tell Mandy to do when they hear men and dogs?
5. What does Mandy's Aunt Inez grow in a pot?
Short Essay Questions
1. What grates on Percy Terrell's nerves about the hog in the very beginning of the story Now Why Come is That?
2. What is Gloria Brown very good at, according to the story's narrator?
3. 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?
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. Where was Percy and what was he doing when he first saw the hog?
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 do for a living, and what has she learned about dealing with customers?
8. Why does Gloria Brown particularly worry about the safety of her daughter Tamar?
9. Who is Lilith and what does Gloria Brown think of Lilith?
10. What is unusual about Kenan's story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God in terms of its structure?
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 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 3
How does the appearance and persistence of the hog in the story Now Why Come That Is change the character Percy Terrell radically from the beginning of the story to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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