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Go Tell It on the Mountain

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About the Author

Early Years and Education
Early Career and Writing
Major Literary Works
Later Years
Awards

About the Novel

Introduction
A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters
Character Map

Summaries and Commentaries

Part One: The Seventh Day
Part Two: The Prayers of the Saints -- One: Florence’s Prayer
Part Two: The Prayers of the Saints -- Two: Gabriel’s Prayer
Part Two: The Prayers of the Saints -- Three: Elizabeth’s Prayer
Part Three: The Threshing Floor

Character Analyses

John
Gabriel
Elizabeth
Florence
Ester
Royal
Richard

Critical Essays

Racism
The Church
Homosexuality as a Subtext

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1:  Where did Ester have her baby?

a. At home

b. In Chicago

c. In New York

d. Maryland
2:  Where did Gabriel get the money he gave to Ester?

a. He stole it from Deborah.

b. He earned it from preaching.

c. He borrowed it from his employer.

d. He took a second job cleaning offices.
3:  Who are John's biological parents?

a. Gabriel and Ester

b. Gabriel and Elizabeth

c. Elizabeth and Richard

d. Richard and Ester
4:  Where did Florence and Elizabeth first meet each other?

a. At church

b. At work

c. Grocery shopping

d. On a train
5:  How did Richard die?

a. He was stabbed in an argument about a card game.

b. He committed suicide.

c. He was beaten to death by white police officers.

d. He was lynched by a mob.
6:  Elizabeth met Richard while he was working at

a. A store

b. A sharecropped farm

c. The Church of the Fire Baptized

d. The bus station
7:  Roy's mother is Elizabeth and his father is

a. Gabriel

b. Frank

c. Deacon Braithwaite

d. Richard
8:  John chooses to spend his birthday money on what?

a. Flowers for Frank's grave

b. A harlot

c. Ester's trip to Chicago

d. A movie
9:  Where did Gabriel first see Roy?

a. A civil rights meeting

b. In an elevator

c. At Ester's funeral

d. A revival
10:  Who introduced Elizabeth to Gabriel?

a. Roy

b. Florence

c. Elisha

d. Ester
11:  Who said the following: "The Lord done put his soul in my charge — and I ain't going to have that boy's blood on my hands."

a. Florence

b. Tim

c. Gabriel

d. Elisha
12:  Who said the following: "Run on, little brother. Don't you get weary."

a. Florence

b. John

c. Roy

d. Elisha
13:  Who said the following: "I reckon the Lord done give them those hearts — and honey, the Lord don't give out no second helpings."

a. Florence

b. Deborah

c. Elizabeth

d. Ester



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