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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Shoats named his new church?

2. What does Haze tell the crowd they will not have if they are redeemed?

3. Why does Sabbath Lily say Haze cannot visit with Enoch?

4. How did the landlady's husband die?

5. What leads Enoch to the movie theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the last chapter of the novel the author abruptly shifts the narrative to focus on Mrs. Flood. In your essay:

1) Describe how the last chapter reads differently than the earlier thirteen chapters

2) Explain why you think the author made this shift

3) React to her choice. Do you think this was the best way to end the novel? Why?

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the novel's title. Be sure to include:

1) A definition of "wise blood" (as it is developed in the novel)

2) The relationship between "wise blood" and the story's plot

3) What "wise blood" represents about the main characters

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

Essay Topic 3

Imagine the novel ending with Haze agreeing to marry Mrs. Flood. Write an essay:

1) Critiquing his decision (do you agree or disagree with him and why?)

2) Explain how the novel would be different if it had ended this way

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

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