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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Mouse take from his stepfather after killing him?
(a) $500.
(b) $2,800.
(c) $6,300.
(d) $1,000.

2. Which of the guards at Mr. Albright’s office is described as possibly Chinese?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Zeppo.
(c) Manny.
(d) Shariff.

3. In what neighborhood of Los Angeles does most of the action in Devil in a Blue Dress take place?
(a) Elysian Park.
(b) Lennox.
(c) La Verne.
(d) Watts.

4. From which narrative point of view is Devil in a Blue Dress related?
(a) First person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

5. How is Daphne Monet’s dialect described in Chapter 12?
(a) Welsh.
(b) British.
(c) Irish.
(d) French.

6. The woman who charges entrance to John’s Place tells Easy in Chapter 4 that which chauffeur was beaten to death outside the bar last week?
(a) Benny Giacomo.
(b) Matthew Teran.
(c) Howard Green.
(d) Junior Fornay.

7. What does the voice in Easy’s head respond when he considers running like Odell suggested in Chapter 14?
(a) Better be dead than leave.
(b) Better be alive than dead.
(c) Worse be dead than on the run.
(d) Worse be wounded than dead.

8. What kind of liquor does Mr. Albright keep a bottle of on his desk?
(a) Wild Turkey.
(b) Smirnoff.
(c) Patron.
(d) Bacardi.

9. Easy notes that Mouse’s letter received in Chapter 7 was postmarked when?
(a) 4 days earlier.
(b) 2 weeks earlier.
(c) 2 days earlier.
(d) 2 months earlier.

10. Daphne convinces Easy to drive her to which friend’s house in Chapter 13?
(a) Primo’s.
(b) Peter’s.
(c) Richard’s.
(d) Lenny’s.

11. How much money does Mr. Albright give to Easy in Chapter 15?
(a) $175.
(b) $40.
(c) $100.
(d) $240.

12. Which of the policemen punches Easy in the gut and handcuffs him when he resists accompanying them to the police station in Chapter 10?
(a) Mitchell.
(b) Moore.
(c) Miller.
(d) Mason.

13. Easy informs Mr. Albright that Daphne is likely with a man named what, in Chapter 8?
(a) Frank Green.
(b) Huey Barnes.
(c) Junior Fornay.
(d) Howard Green.

14. Which of the two policemen that approach Easy in Chapter 10 is described as “tall and skinny”?
(a) Miller.
(b) Mason.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Moore.

15. What does Easy use to pick up a clue by the dead man in Chapter 13?
(a) Plastic gloves.
(b) Leather gloves.
(c) A dirty t-shirt.
(d) His handkerchief.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Mouse give to Easy for driving him to his stepfather’s to collect his inheritance?

2. Why is Easy unhappy about going to Santa Monica at night in Chapter 8?

3. When Easy visits Mr. Albright’s office in Chapter 3, he is initially flustered by the security guard he first encounters because he is what?

4. About how old is Daphne described as being in Chapter 13?

5. Who reassures Easy in Chapter 2 that if he should get a bad feeling about Albright, he will help to fix the situation?

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