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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. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 12, what has been placed on him?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, who rules the drug network of which Deems is a part?

3. What is liquor, according to Soup in Chapter 10?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, what bad omen occurred at Sportcoat’s birth?

5. How is Earl injured in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes is Bunch considering making, as revealed in Chapter 6?

2. Who is Sister Paul? What information might she have for Sportcoat, as revealed in Chapter 8?

3. How did Deems become a drug dealer, as revealed in Chapter 7? What was the result?

4. What is a mojo? How is the word “mojo” a fitting title for Chapter 12?

5. What happens to Earl in Chapter 8?

6. Who is Dominic and what does he give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?

7. How does Jet influence the shooting that occurs at the start of the novel?

8. What various misfortunes have befallen Sportcoat, as explained by the narrator in Chapter 2?

9. What happens between Officer Potts and Sister Gee in Chapter 9?

10. How did the red ants come to the United States, as revealed in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although the world of Deacon King Kong is firmly rooted in the physical world, the characters of the novel frequently discuss ghosts, witches, and curses (called mojos). Explain how these supernatural phenomena affect the novel’s plot and characters?

Essay Topic 2

Appearances in Deacon King Kong can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a third-person, omniscient perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes from an omniscient narrator affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

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