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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. How old is Maryse in the novel?

2. With which of the following does the novel begin?

3. What is the name of Butcher Clyde’s shop?

4. To which of the following does Maryse compare Butcher Clyde’s customers?

5. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attire does Maryse note preferring, and why?

2. What meanings associate with the Shout In This Field We Must Die, per the novel?

3. How does Maryse describe the crowd at Frenchy’s?

4. How does Butcher Clyde’s advertisement make clear that his is a Klan establishment?

5. How is Maryse accompanied as she visits Butcher Clyde’s shop?

6. For what reason do Macon’s police and the Klan not get along?

7. Why does Chef note the Germans she captured taught her card games?

8. Why does Chef prefer rats to lice?

9. How does Maryse know that the three Aunties are not human?

10. What is the source of the magic of Maryse’s sword?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of section-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of sections have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall attitude of the novel toward the supernatural? What in the text indicates as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Ring Shout on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the type of text? How does it do so?

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