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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling overcomes Enoch once he is in the gorilla costume?

2. Why does Hawks avoid Haze in this chapter?

3. What does Onnie Jay Holy claim to be to convince the crowd to believe in his testimony?

4. What does Enoch hope will happen to him in return for finding the new Jesus?

5. Why does Enoch go to the movies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wise Blood, the author offers two "doubles" to the main character Haze. Pick one of his doubles (Sabbath Lily Hawks or the True Prophet) and

1) Explain how s/he is similar to Haze

2) Explain how s/he is different than Haze

3) Explain the role that this double plays in Haze's character development as well as the development of the plot.

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Haze's death at the end of the novel can be seen as a suicide or an accident. In your essay:

1) Explain which you think it is

2) Comment on the author's use of the suicide/accident to end the novel

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

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