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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. Larry recalls that after the disappearance of Tina Rutherford, who had visited him to say that he had "done something" (234)?

2. Wallace Stringfellow says that he had enjoyed listening to what sound as a child?

3. What reason does Wallace Stringfellow give Silas for needing to go back outside?

4. Into whom does Silas run one night when he is having drinks by himself at the bar called The Bus?

5. Who is interrogating Larry when Silas arrives to interrupt the interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traits in a person is Larry willing to overlook due to his own severe loneliness?

2. In what way does the motif of snakes appear within the novel's climax?

3. What do Wallace Stringfellow's experiences with animals reveal about his character?

4. What drug does Wallace Stringfellow admit to taking on the night when he vandalizes Larry's truck?

5. What information does Silas reveal when he interrupts the interrogation of Larry at the hospital?

6. What information does Larry decide he wants to tell French while he is still in the hospital?

7. With what aspect of his life is Larry completely fed up at the start of Chapter 13?

8. In what way is the theme of persecution featured within Larry's experiences in the hospital?

9. What is the symbolism of the gun Wallace Stringfellow gives to Larry as a Christmas present?

10. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within French's interview of Larry in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe the close relationship between fear and persecution. What is Franklin's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between these two themes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of racism treated within the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, violence against women or girls, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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