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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. Who does Gabriel blame for Roy's wild ways?

2. What part of New york does John live in?

3. What kind of boy did Gabriel become?

4. What city did Frank and Florence live in?

5. Who do Roy and his gang try to pick a fight with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth not tell Richard she was pregnant?

2. What did Elizabeth love about Richard?

3. Why did Elizabeth initially like Gabriel?

4. Why does Gabriel like Deborah?

5. Why does John think God will punish him for his sins?

6. How did Gabriel become the star of a religious conference in Chicago?

7. Why is Gabriel's past important to John?

8. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for Richard's death?

9. What does John think about his mother and father's relationship?

10. What was Gabriel's life like in the south?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Baldwin use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1930s.

1) Why was religion so important to black people?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1930s America?

Essay Topic 3

Go Tell It on the Mountain is written in the third person. Why do you think Baldwin chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it was written in the first person?

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