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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. To whom will the Elephant turn for more information, as revealed by the Elephant in Chapter 19?

2. Which dealer did Deems defeat in order to control the Cause, as revealed in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 20, Sportcoat realized that he always chose alcohol over what?

4. What sound confuses the officers in Chapter 18?

5. According to Sister Paul in Chapter 24, the truck she had driven was full of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Melissa? How does the Elephant feel about her, as seen in Chapter 13?

2. According to Lightbulb in Chapter 14, how has Deems changed as a result of the shooting?

3. How does the relationship between Potts and Sister Gee continue to evolve in Chapter 15?

4. What realizations does Sportcoat come to in Chapter 20? What does he decide to do in response?

5. What information does Sister Paul give Sportcoat in Chapter 24?

6. Briefly describe the conversation between Sportcoat and the Elephant in Chapter 16.

7. What does the reader learn about Haroldeen in Chapter 22?

8. What plan does Bunch Moon hatch in Chapter 14? Why?

9. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

10. What bit of hope does Sister Gee give to her community in Chapter 18? How does she know this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sportcoat’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Sportcoat and Deems. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Sportcoat answer this question? How would Deems? What about the Elephant?

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