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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 arrives mid-song to play clarinet with the jazz combo in Part 3, Chapter33?

2. Where do Calhoun and Gates decide to hold their duel?

3. Who conducts random interviews of people in their search for one person, after Raleigh, Gates and Mingo leave the estate?

4. How does the drug cartel identify Gates, Raliegh and Mingo?

5. Chapter 22 is dedicated to descriptions of what town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raleigh find when he searches for hidden treasure and what does he decide to do with it?

2. Discuss why Gates rushes into a private driveway of an estate and the excuse that he gives the estate owners.

3. Why was Raleigh's adventurous scavenger hunt orchestrated?

4. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

5. How has Aura changed over the course of the novel?

6. Chapter 27 fills in details about Jubal's relationship with Victoria. What are those details?

7. What case of mistaken identity does the drug cartel make on the mountain, and how do they act upon it?

8. As Raleigh tries to gather everyone to leave Charlotte, where is Gates and what is he doing?

9. How does Billie's life change after the gathering in New Orleans?

10. What does Mr. Calhoun insist upon even after receiving payment from Gates? Discuss the details, including why it is important to him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also, relate the differences and similarities specifically to Handling Sin.

Essay Topic 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

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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