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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 scent does Silas NOT smell as he steps inside of Wallace Stringfellow's house?

2. In what way does Silas find out Wallace Stringfellow's home address?

3. What will be the lasting effects of Silas's dog bite, according to the narrator?

4. Who is NOT listed among the people Larry names as the only four who know about a particular topic?

5. For what reason is Lolly absent on the day when Silas visits Wallace Stringfellow's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Silas's decision to take care of Larry's chickens?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. During what time period had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder on his family's property?

9. How does the theme of honesty arise within Chapters 9 through 12?

10. Under what pretense does Silas gain access beyond the entryway of Wallace Stringfellow's house when he comes to question him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss how and why Franklin instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.

Essay Topic 3

What is the novel's message concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?

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