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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 what time frame is this book set?

2. Who is Lovie's son?

3. Who does Raleigh call from a pay phone in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. What causes Raleigh and Mingo to leave the tavern in Part 2, Chapter 16?

5. What is the name of Raleigh's uncle, from whom he received his middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific instructions does Raleigh's father give him regarding Gates, and why?

2. Why does Pierce Jimson leave the property negotiation between him and Raleigh feeling distraught?

3. What is missing from the murder investigation regarding Bonnie?

4. What is Raleigh's relationship with Mingo, as the story begins in Chapter 1?

5. What angers Raleigh at Lovie's party? Explain the situation.

6. What is Raleigh's perspective of Pee Wee Jimson? What item representing Pee Wee does Raleigh's father want him to collect?

7. Why is Earley in the hospital at the beginning of the story, and how does he leave?

8. Where does Raleigh go to visit Flonnie? What does he buy her, and why?

9. Why does Raleigh return home in wet, torn clothes after taking a walk in Part 1, Chapter 3? Explain the situation that also arises from the event.

10. What is the misunderstanding that Raleigh's janitor has in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main characters of this book. Who was the protagonist, and what separates that character from the other main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Handling Sin. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What interests and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in Handling Sin? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

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