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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 seeks to console Maryse for the loss of Sadie?

2. To which of the following is Maryse compared?

3. Which of the following do the three Aunties note feeds Maryse’s sword?

4. How many humors does Bisset note exist?

5. Which of the following seeks to console Nana Jean for the loss of Sadie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Maryse and Chef proceed alone against the Klan gathering on Stone Mountain?

2. What does Maryse note is the strangest thing Bisset wears when he first greets her?

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

4. Why is it suggested the Night Doctors might intervene against the Ku Kluxers?

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

6. Who accompanies Maryse to Stone Mountain from Macon?

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

8. What reason do the three Aunties give for choosing Maryse as their champion?

9. Why does Maryse note Macon lacks woods?

10. Why does Butcher Clyde note the hate of the Klan is not sufficiently potent for his kind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Ring Shout bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

To what other writer’s work in your experience does Clark’s seem most similar? What makes the writers similar? What differentiates them? Overall, which do you regard as doing better at the craft of writing, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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