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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 does Milkman send to Hagar?

2. Who scares Macon away from the cave and hinders him from leaving with the item in #82?

3. Who is Milkman's best friend?

4. Who walks into the rental office as Milkman is finishing up work?

5. Where does Milkman find Guitar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does First Corinthians think has caused her lack of luck with men and marriage?

2. What happened to Sing according to Susan?

3. What is the legend of Milkman's great grandfather?

4. Why don't Pilate and Macon stay in hiding for long?

5. What is wrong with Mercy Hospital that it has been given a not-so-flattering nickname?

6. What does Milkman receive when he enters the General Store?

7. How does Milkman get to Shalimar?

8. What is the setup of The Seven Days? How does it work?

9. Why does Guitar even warn Milkman about his impending death?

10. Why does Milkman decide to travel to Danville?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gold seems to be the thing on many of the men's minds in this book. But while they are all unsuccessful, they still seem to long for that which they can not have.

Part 1 - Describe Macon's search for the gold in the story. What are his motivations for getting the gold?

Part 2 - Describe Milkman's quest for the gold in the story. What are his motivations?

Part 3 - Describe Guitar's quest for the gold. What are his motivations? What does it cause him to do? Why do you think he resorted to violence?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of love is a strange one in this novel as it seems to be out of proportion for the relationships that are described.

Part 1 - Describe Macon's love for Ruth.

Part 2 - Describe Ruth's love for her son and for her father.

Part 3 - Describe Hagar's love for Milkman.

Part 4 - What do these examples of love seem to indicate about the novel's ideas of love? Is love a good thing? A bad thing? A strange thing? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The story of Solomon is a turning point of sorts for Milkman in the story. Its presence was never known to Milkman, and hearing it allows him to move forward in the story.

Part 1 - Describe the story of Solomon, what happened, and who the main players in the story were.

Part 2 - What does this story seem to say about Solomon and his relationship with his son?

Part 3 - What are some of the ways the story of Solomon affects Milkman's life?

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