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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. When Silas insists that Larry tell him details about the shooting at Larry's house, Larry says that first he wants to take what action?

2. What object does Wallace Stringfellow say that he collects when he is interviewed by Silas?

3. What scents does Silas hope to smell as he enters Wallace Stringfellow's home?

4. To what horror novel does the scene of the dog John Wayne Gacy allude?

5. What type of sex does Wallace Stringfellow say sometimes women need in order to "show em who daddy is" (179)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what way is the placement of the novel's climax unusual?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about the novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

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

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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