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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. On what day of the week does Moshe have his vision of Moses?

2. For which of the following did Big Soap work?

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

4. How does the novel gloss the term “twart”?

5. On which street was a skeleton uncovered along with red fibers, a belt buckle, and a pendant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had attracted the Black population of Pottstown to Pottstown?

2. What story about his family does Moshe tell to keep his audience amused as they await a show?

3. How does Malachi respond to the assertion that a mezuzah belongs on a door?

4. Why does Moshe note not liking challah?

5. How do the people of Chicken Hill regard the devastation of Hurricane Agnes?

6. How do local officials respond to Moshe integrating his theatre?

7. What occasions Dodo’s deafness?

8. For what does Moshe take Malachi when the latter first arrives at the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store?

9. Why did Moshe have trouble advertising his first major show?

10. Why does the local Black community esteem Chona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative pattern of the novel is marked by asides. What effect do those asides have on the novel, and how is that effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, combined in the novel with its dedication, do so for the present novel? How or how not?

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