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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what kind of car does Daphne leave after discovering her murdered friend in Chapter 13?
(a) A pink Studebaker.
(b) A black Ford.
(c) A black Lincoln.
(d) A white Cadillac.

2. 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) Mason.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Moore.
(d) Miller.

3. How much money does a white man offer to Easy to help him get into John’s Place in Chapter 4?
(a) $10.
(b) $35.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy that Matthew Teran keeps is described as being from where in Chapter 11?

2. Easy informs Mr. Albright that Daphne is likely with a man named what, in Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of the teenage girl that approaches Easy in Santa Monica in Chapter 8?

4. What kind of home is Daphne said to live in, in Chapter 13?

5. Mouse informs Easy in his letter that he’s been kicked out by his wife for cheating with a woman named what in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Easy (and the reader) learn from Junior Fornay in Chapter 4?

2. From what narrative point of view is the story related? What is notable about this style?

3. Who is the “door person” at John’s Place? What does Easy learn from this character in Chapter 4?

4. What are Easy’s initial impressions of Matthew Teran in Chapter 11?

5. What do the police question Easy about in Chapter 10? How does Easy respond?

6. What do Easy’s actions in Chapter 15 indicate about his character growth?

7. How does Daphne’s persona change at the end of Chapter 13? Where does she go?

8. What Biblical allusion can be seen in Chapter 3?

9. How are the second security guards outside of Albright’s office described in Chapter 3? What happens with Easy’s encounter with them?

10. Who does Easy meet with in Chapter 9? What happens during this meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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