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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Haze discover when he returns to his hometown?
(a) It no longer exists.
(b) There has been a little progress.
(c) Much has changed.
(d) Nothing has changed.

2. What physical characteristics does the young Lucynell have?
(a) She has only one arm.
(b) She is an albino.
(c) She is crippled.
(d) She is deaf and mute.

3. With what is Ruby obsessed?
(a) Politics.
(b) Her health.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Her finances.

4. What pet did the grandmother bring on the family vacation?
(a) Bird.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cat.
(d) Puppy.

5. What is the salesman trying to sell to the Hopewells?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Jelly.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) Magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Harry when he goes looking for Jesus?

2. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the daughters in GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Haze's church?

4. Who is Ruby Hill's brother in A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE?

5. What is the name of Hazes' hometown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the house that the grandmother wants her grandchildren to see on the trip?

2. What does Motes learn about Hawks?

3. Who are Asa and Sabbath Hawks and what is their relationship to Motes?

4. Who are the characters in GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE and which one is the main character?

5. What is odd about Motes' vocation related to his philosophy?

6. What is the irony of the Bible salesman stealing Joy's prosthetic leg?

7. How is Emory representative of Revelations?

8. Who is Enoch Emory and what is his relationship to Motes?

9. How does the author show that Motes is a conflicted man?

10. Describe Ruby Hill's outlook on life in A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE.

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