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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. Where do Vic and Trixie sometimes picnic?

2. What is one thing Melinda likes doing for others, in Vic's opinion?

3. Who is Vic's closest friend?

4. Who is Vic's trusted assistant at the press?

5. What does Vic make that he is proud of in the house in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

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

3. What is the sleeping arrangement at Vic's and Melinda's house?

4. What does Melinda ask De Lisle to help her learn?

5. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

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

7. What does Horace Meller tell Vic in Part II he is happy for Vic about?

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

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

10. How does Vic feel during the costume party in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Highsmith handle the topic of Vic's lack of guilt after his killings? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What specific behaviors or conversations does Highsmith employ to convey to the reader the nature of Vic's treachery? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When and how does Highsmith reveal the true extent of Vic's capabilities and reactions to Melinda's infidelities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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