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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 is Mrs. Watts doing when Hazel arrives at her house?

2. What does Enoch do when he first sees Haze at the park?

3. Who had Hazel dreamed of being like when he was a child?

4. What does Hazel discover when he arrives home after being released from the army?

5. What does Sabbath Lily tell Haze happened to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the religious message Haze preaches outside of the library

2. Describe Enoch's favorite picture in his room

3. Why does Mrs. Flood want Haze to marry her?

4. Why does Enoch believe he has "wise blood"?

5. How do Haze's views as presented in the Church Without Christ fit with his beliefs about Sabbath Lily's parentage?

6. What does Haze plan to do after killing the True Prophet?

7. What does Sabbath Lily do with the package Enoch leaves for Haze?

8. What does Enoch tell Gonga the gorilla when he meets him?

9. Why is Enoch forced to eat cake for dinner at the diner?

10. Why does Enoch approach the couple on the rock with his hand outstretched?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role that religion plays in the lives of the characters in this novel is integral to its plot and theme. Pick two of the novel's characters and compare and contrast:

1) Their religious beliefs

2) How their beliefs develop

3) How they chose to demonstrate their beliefs.

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Wise Blood offers a strong commentary on preachers and home-grown religion. In your essay:

1) Describe what the author is trying to say about these topics

2) Demonstrate how she develops her commentary.

3) React to her commentary. Do you agree or disagree with her? Why?

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

In Wise Blood there the author uses recurrent death symbols to represent aspects of Haze's story.

1) Describe how the author uses death symbols at at least 2 points in the story

2) Discuss what the symbols represents about Haze at that point in the story

3) Discuss what the overall message the author is trying to send about Haze using this symbol.

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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