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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 one thing Howard Hughes used to share with his mother?

2. Who is the narrator's grandmother, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

3. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?

4. What does Cicero tell his uncle that they can keep without selling?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francesca assume Idol's antics with Ed are all about in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

2. How does Police Chief Cavanaugh react when Lazarus turns himself in after beating up J.C.?

3. What is the narrator's mother in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks pleased about regarding his career path?

4. Why does Howard Hughes ask Inez Cross Chasten to work for him in the story titled The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

5. In I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, why do you think Cicero decides not to sell his family's land?

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

7. Why does Howard Hughes buy Bradham's motel in Tim's Creek?

8. How does Lazarus start to feel after beginning to beat J.C. Stokes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the public's perception of the "miracles" that Velmajean performs, and which character or characters seems to stand the gain the most from the promotion of these miracles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kenan communicate what Gloria Brown's feelings about her daughter Tamar's homosexuality are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Kenan writes several different endings in the story The Acts of Velmajean Swearington Hoyt and the New City of God, and why do you think he uses this approach with this particular story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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