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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 do Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould learn about the anthology?

2. How long do Berbelang and the other Mu’tafikah have before their “performance”?

3. What does Berbelang say haunts Faust?

4. How does Biff Musclewhite characterize America?

5. What was the outcome of the trial of the Wallflower Order?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Warren G. Harding’s role in Mumbo Jumbo?

2. What is Hinkle Von Vampton’s strategy for eliminating the Jes Grew?

3. What is the significance of the siege in Haiti?

4. Why is Biff Musclewhite needed for the Mu’tafikah’s break-in at the Center for Art Detention?

5. Describe the confrontation between Buddy Jackson and Schlitz.

6. What happens when the Mayor of New Orleans responds to the Jes Grew outbreak?

7. What predicament does Charlotte find herself in with regard to Biff Musclewhite?

8. What critique does Abdul Hamid make of PaPaLaBas?

9. Describe the cover of the first issue of the Benign Monster.

10. How is Mumbo Jumbo different from most novels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When is Mumbo Jumbo most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?

Essay Topic 2

Would you recommend Mumbo Jumbo? For what purposes would you recommend Mumbo Jumbo, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

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