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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. Before his death, M and M had been known to local authorities as what type of criminal?

2. How far is it from Larry's house to the house of his nearest neighbor?

3. What kind of children are referenced within the novel's epigraph?

4. What object does Larry lend to Silas without the knowledge of Larry's father?

5. Silas says that Larry had always had a particular affinity for what type of creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event occurs that keeps Silas from finding gunshot Larry himself and whom does he send instead?

2. Describe the character of Larry's father Carl.

3. What does Silas ultimately find underneath the flock of buzzards?

4. What is meant by the use of the term "curator" (1) in relation to Larry's house?

5. Discuss a moment in the text when Franklin causes the reader to wonder about Larry's role in the murders he is suspected by the community as having committed.

6. What is the symbolism of the mail truck?

7. What event occurs that prompts Silas to go check on Larry?

8. For what reason does Silas drive in the direction of a cloud of buzzards he sees in Chapter 2?

9. In what way is the theme of family bonds underscored within Chapter 1?

10. What conclusions does Silas draw about the remains of a marijuana cigarette he finds in the grass at Larry's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of family bonds within the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. What is Franklin's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Franklin in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Franklin serve Franklin's creation of vivid characters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter and analyze Franklin's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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