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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 object does Wallace Stringfellow say that he collects when he is interviewed by Silas?
2. Who was the chief investigator in the Cindy Walker case?
3. Wallace Stringfellow says that he has a dog named what?
4. What object does Wallace Stringfellow name when he mentions strangling women?
5. In what part of Silas's body is he shot before he crawls underneath Wallace Stringfellow's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Wallace Stringfellow vandalize Larry's truck?
2. Describe the event involving Larry, a then-unknown-to-Larry Wallace Stringfellow, and the zombie mask.
3. During what time period had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder on his family's property?
4. In what way does Franklin use sensory details to depict the fight between Silas and Wallace Stringfellow?
5. In what way is the theme of persecution featured within Larry's experiences in the hospital?
6. What information does Silas reveal when he interrupts the interrogation of Larry at the hospital?
7. In what way does the motif of snakes appear within the novel's climax?
8. What drug does Wallace Stringfellow admit to taking on the night when he vandalizes Larry's truck?
9. With what aspect of his life is Larry completely fed up at the start of Chapter 13?
10. What is the significance of Silas's decision to take care of Larry's chickens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter send about substance abuse and what themes does Franklin employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Franklin's message about life in a small town.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Silas’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether Silas is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
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