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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Enoch's landlady?

2. Why does Enoch take the broken umbrella with him when he leaves his room?

3. What bothers Haze the most about Onnie Jay's interest in his church?

4. What does Haze ask the crowd to bring to his Church Without Christ?

5. What amount does Hoover Shoats pay the True Prophet for his services?

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

In a preface to Wise Blood written in 1962, Flannery O'Connor wrote " That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence." Write an essay explaining why you think the author felt it was important to include this statement in her preface. What was she trying to say about the novel? About her readers?

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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