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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 is Tamar's girlfriend?
2. Where did Randall live in his first year of college?
3. What is the significance Randall remembers about periwinkle?
4. What does the man from the grocery store parking lot say to Velmajean in the fourth ending?
5. Who was Randall's first editor?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Mandy camping out in the woods with the adults in the story Mamiwata?
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's pastor, Spike Eggleston, react to her new and supposedly miraculous powers?
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. What does Gloria Brown do for a living, and what has she learned about dealing with customers?
7. What do you think Kenan is trying to insinuate about the origin of Velmajean's powers at the end of the story?
8. What grates on Percy Terrell's nerves about the hog in the very beginning of the story Now Why Come is That?
9. Who tries to warn Velmajean that her pastor, Pastor Spike, might not have her best interests at heart?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Ed Phelps goes along with Billy Idol's ridiculous scheme in When We All Get to Heaven, and how does Phelps feel about his escapade with Idol afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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