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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. To which of the following is the Klan gathering atop Stone Mountain compared?

2. What appear/s on the branches of the Angel Oak?

3. To which of the following does Maryse compare the Angel Oak?

4. Which of the following calls for continued action against the Ku Kluxers in the wake of Sadie’s death?

5. Among which of the following does Bisset note the origin of humorism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What attire does Chef have that Maryse envies on the approach to Stone Mountain?

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

4. How does Bisset explain hepatoscopy?

5. What are Sadie’s last words?

6. How does Bisset explain humorism?

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

8. What happens when Maryse stabs the Angel Oak?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The narrating protagonist of the novel is a Black woman. How would the novel differ if the protagonist a Black man, and why would it differ in those ways?

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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