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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. Where does Janet take Ellen's daughters?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Elvis tell the policemen about the situation at the Langs' house?

3. What is Ellen's younger daughter's name?

4. What does Elvis find out about Mort's finances?

5. Who begins questioning Elvis in Chapter 9, insinuating Elvis is the murderer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the break-in at Elvis's own home.

2. Who visits Elvis unexpectedly at his office?

3. Who is Dom?

4. How does Elvis get his name?

5. What is significant about Elvis's phone call from Lou Poitras?

6. What significance does Kansas have in "The Monkey's Raincoat"?

7. How does Elvis demonstrate being superior to the Hispanic watchmen?

8. What happens when Ellen is late in getting her daughters from school?

9. Discuss the importance of Ellen's sandwiches.

10. How is "The Monkey's Raincoat" a genre story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss how Ellen transforms and makes progress from her role as a dependent wife to her role as an independent woman.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Pike's actions reflect more of a soldier's actions and not a detective's actions in "The Monkey's Raincoat."

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Elvis is perceived as the good guy although his actions reflect differently.

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