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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. Which band does the music star say Ed is really from?

2. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?

3. What does Ed do after spending some time with the music star?

4. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?

5. Which of the following lines is from the song Ed sings for the music star and others?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ed Phelps go along with Idol's deception and story in When We All Get to Heaven?

2. What does Lazarus compare his Aunt Tensy's interactions with her family to?

3. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?

4. What does a man in the street in New York City hand Ed that puts Ed off in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

5. How do the bystanders in the grocery store react when Lazarus beats up J.C. Stokes?

6. Why does Inez Cross Chasten refuse to cook for Howard Hughes?

7. Why does Lazarus turn himself in to the police station in the first place?

8. Why does Lazarus Barden II beat J.C. Stokes in the story Ain't No Sunshine?

9. Until he beats J.C. Stokes, how does Lazarus mostly choose to deal with his wife's infidelity?

10. Why does Ed Phelps go to the Carnegie Deli in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pastor Lazarus Barden II feel after he beats J.C. Stokes with his belt in the story Ain't No Sunshine, and why do you think his old friend and the Police Chief Tony Cavanaugh refuses to charge or prosecute him for the crime? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Inez Cross Chasten so insulted by Howard Hughes's offer to cook for him in The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks, and why do you think she really turns the billionaire down? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do Randall's culinary skills, and the food he cooks for his friends, symbolize in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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