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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. Which of the following advises Maryse of the continued presence of people in Frenchy’s as it burns?

2. To what denomination is the rain that falls as Maryse approaches Stone Mountain compared?

3. What Shout is detailed in Notation 7?

4. Which of the following does Butcher Clyde wield against Maryse?

5. Which of the following organs do the Night Doctors remove from Maryse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maryse stabs the Angel Oak?

2. What promise does Nana Jean attempt to secure from Maryse as she goes to seek the Night Doctors?

3. What injuries does Sadie sustain at a burning Frenchy’s?

4. For what purpose does Maryse’s group assume the Ku Kluxers took captives at Frenchy’s?

5. Why does Maryse consider accepting Butcher Clyde’s offer?

6. Why does Maryse note Macon lacks woods?

7. How do the three Aunties explain Maryse being able to reach them despite their decreasing power?

8. What meaning does “cyclops” carry in regards to the Grand Cyclops?

9. How does Bisset explain humorism?

10. Why does Maryse note that the attack on Frenchy’s comes at the worst possible time?

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

Explicate the “notations” that appear sporadically through the book.

Essay Topic 3

To what genre other than fantasy might Ring Shout be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

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