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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. What is the name of Gabriel's sister?

2. What does John's mother give him for his birthday?

3. What does Florence's mother say is the way to pray?

4. What does Florence remember talking about with Frank?

5. What did Frank like to do excessively?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John sense about his father's feelings in this section?

2. How does Gabriel react if one of his children goes against the church's moral code?

3. What sound does John say he hears?

4. Summarize the final chapter.

5. How does John's family separate as they walk with the family back home?

6. What did Elizabeth love about Richard?

7. Why was Florence and her family so frightened by Deborah's father's attack on the white men?

8. Why does Gabriel like Deborah?

9. Why is John denied such pleasures as dancing?

10. How does John's mother react to John being saved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How did the American public and critics react to the Go Tell It on the Mountain when it was first released? How would people react to the novel if it was released today?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between the north and the south? Why have so many of the novel's characters moved from the south to the north?

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