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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 owns the land that Raleigh sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. In what town does Raleigh live and work?

3. What does Raleigh steal from the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?

4. What key element is missing from the police investigation in Part 1, Chapter 9?

5. Where should the route that Raleigh and Mingo are driving, in Part 2, Chapter 16, take them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who and what does Raleigh's father want him to gather to bring to him in another state?

2. Explain how Raleigh ends up with a second pistol belonging to Mingo.

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

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

5. After listening to the cassette tape, what delivery does Raleigh get from his father, and how does it arrive?

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

7. Explain who solves Raleigh and Mingo's car problem after leaving Lovie's party and the payment taken for that solution.

8. During Lovie's party, where does Mingo consider running away to, why, and why doesn't he go?

9. Explain the first compromising situation in which Mingo mistakenly assumes his wife Vera is having an affair with Raleigh.

10. What do the people of Thermopylae think Earley has done, and why?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

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