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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. On which day of the week is the Fourth of July in the novel?

2. Approximately how large is the city of Macon’s population in the novel?

3. From where comes the whiskey Maryse, Chef, and Sadie find in Macon?

4. Which of the following do Maryse, Chef, and Sadie watch Molly dissect?

5. Which of the following does Maryse see advertised in Macon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chef note the Germans she captured taught her card games?

2. How does Maryse’s first fight against Butcher Clyde, in dream, go for her?

3. What does Butcher Clyde note is his “grand plan”?

4. What is the meaning of the Shout about Pharaoh in the novel?

5. Why does Nana Jean oppose killing Klan members, as opposed to Ku Kluxers?

6. How does Lester, prompted by Sadie, explain the existence of white people?

7. What attire does Maryse note preferring, and why?

8. What does Maryse describe as her fighting clothes?

9. How does Butcher Clyde’s advertisement make clear that his is a Klan establishment?

10. What is the source of the magic of Maryse’s sword?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Ring Shout bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Maryse offers the comment that “They say God is good all the time. Seem he also likes irony” (32). Does the novel bear out or belie the comment? How?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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