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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. In Chapter 21, the Elephant confirms that the Gorvino crime family knows which individual?

2. Which person does Hot Sausage greatly dislike, as revealed in Chapter 17?

3. Who recently contacted Hot Sausage in Chapter 26?

4. By what name does Sportcoat call Mrs. Elefante, as revealed in Chapter 16?

5. How much money does Lightbulb receive in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

2. Briefly describe the relationship between Sportcoat and Mrs. Elefante, as seen in Chapter 16.

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

4. What news does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

5. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

6. What does Sportcoat reveal about his son in Chapter 26?

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

8. Who goes to Five Ends Baptist in Chapter 25? What happens there?

9. Why is the title “Rat” perfect for Chapter 14?

10. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Deems? Bunch Moon? Haroldeen? Perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all. What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

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

What do you think the future has in store for Deems, Sister Gee, and the Elephant after the close of the novel? Predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

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