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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 Vic collect and nurture?

2. Who often watches Trixie?

3. What does Horace do for a living?

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

5. Who is Trixie's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?

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

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

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

5. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

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

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

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

9. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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