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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bard wish he had done to Griffin?
2. Besides peeking into the garage, what else does Mr. Patterson do?
3. What does Mr. Patterson do after peeking in the garage?
4. Where is Mr. Patterson's dead body found?
5. What is Ralphie doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dan and Glen are two of the most influential characters in Lord of the Flies and have a major impact on the rest of the characters in the story.
Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Dan and Glen. How are they the same? How are they different?
Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two characters, Dan and Glen, never existed in the story, i.e., if Eleanor was a single mom and she and her children are held hostage by Hank and Robish? Use events from the book where the direct influence of Dan and Glen had an impact on others.
Part 3) Who is the better leader, Dan or Glenn? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.
Essay Topic 2
A literary technique called "foreshadowing" is seen several times. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Define what the literary technique of foreshadowing and cite several examples of it in the play Desperate Hours.
2. What are literary techniques? Name several of the most common and define them.
3. Take the literary techniques you define in question number 2 and give examples of their occurrence in this story or some other piece of literature or film.
4. Do you think authors intentionally plan to write in literary techniques such as foreshadowing? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
In Act 1, Hank gets melancholy because he will never have a girl like Cindy or live in a nice house like the Hilliards'. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Do you feel sympathetic towards Hank? Why or why not?
2. Two of the convicts, Hank and Glen, are brothers. Why do you think two brothers both end up as convicts? Do you think they had a difficult upbringing? Would that make any difference in your feelings of sympathy towards either man?
3. Do you think that someone raised in an abusive home is more likely to become a criminal than one raised in a loving home? Discuss your stance, giving examples from research.
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