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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 does Enoch do when he first sees Haze at the park?

2. Why does Hazel take his duffel bag with him when he leaves the train?

3. What is the name of the new church Haze plans on forming?

4. Which of the following stops is NOT part of Enoch Emery's daily routine at the park?

5. How much does Enoch tell the salesman he will give him for one of his products?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Enoch approach the couple on the rock with his hand outstretched?

2. Describe Onnie Jay Holy's message about children

3. What is Onnie Jay Holy's background?

4. How does Enoch steal the shrunken man from the museum?

5. Describe Haze's experience in the train dining car

6. Why does Haze refuse to go to the brothel with his fellow soldiers?

7. Why doesn't the landlady believe Haze will blind himself?

8. Describe the wash stand in Enoch's room

9. What reason does Haze give the True Prophet for killing him?

10. What does the article "Evangelist Promises to Blind Himself" say about Hawks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The shrunken man from the museum plays an important but silent role in the novel. In your essay:

1) Describe the "journey" the shrunken man takes from the beginning to the end of the novel

2) Explain the significance of his presence in the novel

3) Comment on his role as the "new jesus" for Haze's religion

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks play an important role in the development of characters in this novel. Choose two of the flashbacks presented in the novel and:

1) Describe each flashback

2) Describe the significance of the flashback on the person remembering the scene

3) Analyze the placement of this flashback at this point in the narrative. Why does the author choose to include the flashback at this point in the story?

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

In Wise Blood there the author uses recurrent death symbols to represent aspects of Haze's story.

1) Describe how the author uses death symbols at at least 2 points in the story

2) Discuss what the symbols represents about Haze at that point in the story

3) Discuss what the overall message the author is trying to send about Haze using this symbol.

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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