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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. As he struggles against Frank Green in Chapter 21, Easy notices that what is moved by the sofa and not where he normally keeps it?
2. Who does Daphne say is responsible for the deaths of Coretta and Howard Green in Chapter 26?
3. What caused Ricardo to lose both his legs?
4. Where does Mr. Carter take Easy to meet with the Chief of Police and Deputy Mayor in Chapter 30?
5. Joppy tells Easy in Chapter 21 that he knew Daphne because she came in with whom on liquor deliveries?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Easy learn upon awakening in Chapter 28? What does his inner voice guide him to do?
2. What conversation does Easy have with Odell Johnson in Chapter 31?
3. What clue does Easy present to Junior Fornay in Chapter 23? What is Junior’s response?
4. What leads Easy to the office of Lion Investments in Chapter 17?
5. What does Easy do upon arriving at Vernie’s in Chapter 18? Who does Easy speak with?
6. How does the conflict between Easy and Frank Green conclude in Chapter 21?
7. Where does Easy begin his search for Frank Green in Chapter 18? How is this establishment described?
8. What conflict breaks out at the barber shop in Chapter 19? Who does Easy leave with?
9. What does Easy choose to reveal and not reveal to Mouse in Chapter 22?
10. Where do Mouse and Easy go in Chapter 24? What do they do there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Biblical allusion to “man’s fall” in the novel. How is this theme evoked through the imagery of Easy’s garden in the story? What correlations can be seen between Mr. Albright and Satan? How is Albright considered “snakelike”? What does his appearance foreshadow in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Mouse and his role in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy feel about his history with Mouse? How long did they know one another? How do Easy’s flashbacks and descriptions of Mouse compare with his reality when he enters the action of the story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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