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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. Which poet's work does Vic have his next book from the press planned to print?

2. Who is the leatherworker who does all the work on Vic's covers?

3. Who is the first person Vic tells he killed someone?

4. What is Vic's income from his family money?

5. How long had the Wilsons been in Little Wesley in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vic often do for Melinda when she is drunk and it is very early in the morning?

2. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

3. What does Vic think of Melinda's piano playing?

4. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

5. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

6. In Part II, what shatters the rumor Vic told about himself?

7. Who does most of the housework in the Van Allen household, and why?

8. Why does Vic want to toy with Mr. Nash in Part I?

9. What had Vic hoped might change with his spreading a bad rumor about himself?

10. Who does Vic dance with at the party in Part II, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vic shower Melinda so extravagantly with gifts for her birthday, and how does she react to this display of affection? What does highsmith use the episode reveal about their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do Don Wilson and his wife move out of town, and what does Highsmith use this episode to reveal about the social strata in town? Write an essay explaining your answers,

Essay Topic 3

How does Highsmith handle the topic, overall, of deception? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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