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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. Whose house does Easy call looking for Mouse in Chapter 28?

2. What is the name of the bouncer that sits on the second floor at Vernie’s in Chapter 18?

3. Who does Easy claim to have saved from Rosetta’s abuse in Chapter 31?

4. How does Frank Green greet Easy when Easy returns to his home from Joppy’s in Chapter 21?

5. What does Mr. Carter offer Easy to drink when Easy finally makes it to his office in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Easy learn upon awakening in Chapter 28? What does his inner voice guide him to do?

2. Who does Daphne say Joppy killed in Chapter 26? Why?

3. What leads Easy to the office of Lion Investments in Chapter 17?

4. What is significant about Easy’s flashback to the concentration camps in Chapter 20?

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

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

7. What does Easy learn from the policemen in Chapter 22? What happens at the police station?

8. How does the gun battle conclude in Chapter 29? Who “saves the day”?

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

10. What clue does Easy present to Junior Fornay in Chapter 23? What is Junior’s response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Easy’s experiences in Normandy in World War II. How did Easy’s inner voice lead him out of harm’s way during the war? What does this voice symbolize in the novel? How did Easy’s experiences in the war shape him as a character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the characters of Maxim Baxter and Todd Carter in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy relate to each of these characters? What makes Easy believe that Todd Carter is not a danger to Daphne Monet? Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the quality of pride as seen in the character of Easy Rawlins in the novel. Why does Easy refuse to grovel to Mr. Giacomo for his job? How did Easy’s fighting in World War II influence his perceptions of race, equality, and pride?

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