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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. In what task is Miss Voncille immersed when Silas sees her in Town Hall and asks her for a favor?

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

3. What method of communication does Larry use to tell French everything he knows about Wallace Stringfellow?

4. What task does Silas complete when he visits Larry's home in Chapter 14?

5. Whom does Larry suspect of murdering Tina Rutherford, by Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the event involving Larry, a then-unknown-to-Larry Wallace Stringfellow, and the zombie mask.

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

3. In what ways does Wallace Stringfellow vandalize Larry's truck?

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

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

6. Describe an example of Franklin's use of allusion within Chapter 14.

7. What is the significance of the narrator's comment that Larry "was tired of buying mailboxes" (231)?

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

9. In what way does Franklin use sensory details to depict the fight between Silas and Wallace Stringfellow?

10. What is the outcome of Wallace Stringfellow's decision to release his dog upon Silas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter uses a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Franklin's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Franklin's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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