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

2. What type of creature is tied up outside of Wallace Stringfellow's house when Silas arrives?

3. Wallace Stringfellow says that he has a dog named what?

4. Chapter 10 shifts back and forth throughout which time periods in the novel?

5. On what road does Wallace Stringfellow live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Wallace Stringfellow's response when Silas asks him where he had gotten the zombie mask?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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