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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 does Horace do for a living?

2. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

3. What does Vic give to the Petersons?

4. Who does Trixie tell Vic she liked of Melinda's past lovers?

5. Who does Vic tell Melinda he thinks she is seeing too much of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Horace Meller's attitude to the rumor Vic spread about himself?

2. What does Vic tell Mr. Nash in Part I that alarms Nash?

3. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

4. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

5. How does Trixie generally react to Melinda's men she is having affairs with?

6. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

7. What is the difference between how Vic and Melinda treat their daughter Trixie?

8. What does Vic do for a living?

9. How does Vic realize Melinda is seeing Charley De Lisle?

10. How does Vic try to stop Melinda's affair with De Lisle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vic begin telling people he murdered McRae, and how does his decision to do so affect the course of the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do the townspeople in Little Wesley react so badly to Havermal, and what does highsmith use Havermal to convey to the reader about the town? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When does Vic decide to kill Cameron, and how does he plan to get away with murder again? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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