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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. Who looks on as Easy waters his garden in Chapter 31?

2. Who had been Matthew Teran’s driver?

3. Easy tells Mouse that the night where still torments him in Chapter 21?

4. What friend does Easy contemplate about having not turned in for his crimes in Chapter 31?

5. What is the name of Vernie’s daughter that helps her with her business?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Biblical allusion is illustrated in Chapter 25? What does it signify?

2. What conversation does Easy have with Odell Johnson in Chapter 31?

3. What does Easy do upon arriving at Vernie’s in Chapter 18? Who does Easy speak with?

4. How does Easy go about ambushing Albright and Joppy in Chapter 29?

5. What information does Joppy reveal to Easy in Chapter 21?

6. Where do Mouse and Easy go in Chapter 24? What do they do there?

7. What does Easy choose to reveal and not reveal to Mouse in Chapter 22?

8. How does the conflict between Easy and Frank Green conclude in Chapter 21?

9. What information does Daphne reveal about Matthew Teran, Todd Carter, and Richard McGee in Chapter 26?

10. How does Easy’s character transition in Chapter 18? What leads this transition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the symbolism of the dead mouse and the ants in Chapter 10. What does the mouse represent symbolically? What themes does this symbolism relate to? What do the ants in this imagery represent?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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