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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. Easy knows his friend Primo from when they worked together as what?
2. Easy haggles to get two cases of whiskey for how much money at the liquor store in Chapter 20?
3. What is the brand name on the cigarette stub that Easy shows to Junior in Chapter 23?
4. How much money does Daphne offer Easy to take her to Frank in Chapter 26?
5. Mason and Miller have a handwritten note from a night table that says what in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mr. Carter offer to Easy in Chapter 17? How is his demeanor described?
2. What conversation does Easy have with Odell Johnson in Chapter 31?
3. Who does Daphne say Joppy killed in Chapter 26? Why?
4. What Biblical allusion is illustrated in Chapter 25? What does it signify?
5. Where do Mouse and Easy go in Chapter 24? What do they do there?
6. How does Daphne explain her relationships to Frank Green and Todd Carter in Chapter 26?
7. What is significant about Easy’s flashback to the concentration camps in Chapter 20?
8. How does Easy go about ambushing Albright and Joppy in Chapter 29?
9. What does Easy do upon arriving at Vernie’s in Chapter 18? Who does Easy speak with?
10. What does Easy learn from the policemen in Chapter 22? What happens at the police station?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Devil in a Blue Dress. How does the author indicate this setting and the time period of the story in the first chapter? How important is the setting of the story to its plot progression? What tone does the author develop through the setting in the first chapters?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Daphne Monet in Devil in a Blue Dress. How do Easy’s preconceived notions of Daphne compare with her reality when he first meets her in Chapter 13? How would you characterize Daphne’s behavior toward Easy? What secrets does Daphne harbor in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the imagery employed in the author’s descriptions of Daphne Monet’s home in Chapter 13. How is Daphne’s home a reflection of her character? What is symbolized by the furnishings described by the author? What color permeates the setting?
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