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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 does the man from the grocery store parking lot say to Velmajean in the fourth 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. Who is Gloria Brown's daughter?

5. Who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gloria Brown do for a living, and what has she learned about dealing with customers?

3. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the Story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?

4. Who does Randall begin to realize the ghosts he sees around his land and in his house were as living people?

5. What does Pharaoh say when Mandy tells him and the others about Mamiwata?

6. Where is the mysterious man Amanda (Mandy) meets the first time she sees him in Mamiwata?

7. 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?

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

10. What is one skill Randall likes to use and sometimes show off for friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Kenan seem to want the reader to believe the mysterious man in the river in Mamiwata is? How does Kenan employ elements of the supernatural in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay explaining the nuances and complexities of Pastor Lazarus Barden II's feelings about his Aunt Hortensia Barden Parker Compton's role in the extended family, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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