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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 kind of liquor does Mr. Albright keep a bottle of on his desk?
2. In what neighborhood of Los Angeles does most of the action in Devil in a Blue Dress take place?
3. About how old is Daphne described as being in Chapter 13?
4. How much money does Mr. Albright give to Easy in Chapter 15?
5. Which of the guards at Mr. Albright’s office is described as dark-skinned, like an East Indian, in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Easy’s “inner voice” advise him to do in Chapter 14?
2. What does Easy dream about in Chapter 12? What does his dream signify?
3. How are the two policemen described that Easy encounters in Chapter 10?
4. What does the character of Mouse represent symbolically in Devil in a Blue Dress?
5. What concerns Easy about his exchange with the police officers in Chapter 10?
6. From what narrative point of view is the story related? What is notable about this style?
7. How is DeWitt Albright’s office described in Chapter 3? What does Albright ask Easy to do for him here?
8. What is revealed in Mouse’s letter to Easy in Chapter 7? How does Easy respond to the letter?
9. How does Daphne’s persona change at the end of Chapter 13? Where does she go?
10. How are Easy’s confrontations in Chapters 8 and 9 related?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the characters of Pete Dupree and Coretta James in the narrative. How does Easy feel about each of these characters? Where does Easy know Dupree from? What happens to each of these characters in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Easy’s encounter with the police in Chapter 10. How does this interaction reinforce the theme of racism and prejudice in the novel? How does Easy respond to his treatment? How does his response differ from his reactions to Benny Giacomo? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Matthew Teran in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy describe Teran when he meets him? What prevents Easy from taking Teran’s money when he leaves the car? Who is the little boy that Teran keeps with him?
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