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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 Ronald’s White’s profession?

2. What kind of whiskey does Easy say he’s looking to buy for a party in Chapter 19?

3. What is the name of the lady that runs the motel where Daphne is staying in Chapter 25?

4. What evidence do Mason and Miller collect from Easy to check on in the murder of Richard McGee in Chapter 22?

5. Who answers the telephone when it rings as Frank Green and Easy struggle in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict breaks out at the barber shop in Chapter 19? Who does Easy leave with?

2. What confrontation takes place between Mouse and Easy in Chapter 19? How does this conflict conclude?

3. Who does Easy call when he awakens in Chapter 16? Why?

4. What does Easy choose to reveal and not reveal to Mouse in Chapter 22?

5. What information does Joppy reveal to Easy in Chapter 21?

6. Where do Mouse and Easy go in Chapter 24? What do they do there?

7. How are the outcomes of Mr. Albright and the Mexican boy described in Chapter 30?

8. How does Easy elude police suspicion following the events of the story?

9. Where does Easy begin his search for Frank Green in Chapter 18? How is this establishment described?

10. How does Daphne explain her relationships to Frank Green and Todd Carter in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the characters of Pete Dupree and Coretta James in the narrative. How does Easy feel about each of these characters? Where does Easy know Dupree from? What happens to each of these characters in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Easy’s experiences in Normandy in World War II. How did Easy’s inner voice lead him out of harm’s way during the war? What does this voice symbolize in the novel? How did Easy’s experiences in the war shape him as a character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Easy’s encounter with the police in Chapter 10. How does this interaction reinforce the theme of racism and prejudice in the novel? How does Easy respond to his treatment? How does his response differ from his reactions to Benny Giacomo? Why?

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