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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 is the name of Vic's business?
2. What does Phil Cowan ask Vic in a fit of pique about Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?
3. What does De Lisle do for a living?
4. What does Vic sometimes make for Melinda for breakfast?
5. Where do Vic and Melinda go on the July Fourth weekend?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?
2. Why does Vic choose not to dance?
3. How does Vic kill De Lisle?
4. Who does most of the housework in the Van Allen household, and why?
5. What does Vic tell Ralph about his own past?
6. In Part II, what shatters the rumor Vic told about himself?
7. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?
8. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?
9. Why does Vic want to toy with Mr. Nash in Part I?
10. How does Trixie generally react to Melinda's men she is having affairs with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Highsmith describe the general social atmosphere of the Van Allens' town, Little Wesley? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does Highsmith describe Vic's state of mind before, during, and after De Lisle's murder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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