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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 in Chapter 19 is described as “half Negro, half Italian” and stands outside the barber shop?
2. Joppy tells Easy that he knows who murdered whom in Chapter 21?
3. Easy haggles to get two cases of whiskey for how much money at the liquor store in Chapter 20?
4. What does Mouse say he’s going to do with his share of the money in Chapter 30?
5. What secret from her past does Daphne reveal in Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads Easy to the office of Lion Investments in Chapter 17?
2. Where do Mouse and Easy go in Chapter 24? What do they do there?
3. How does the gun battle conclude in Chapter 29? Who “saves the day”?
4. How does Easy’s character transition in Chapter 18? What leads this transition?
5. Where does Easy begin his search for Frank Green in Chapter 18? How is this establishment described?
6. What confrontation takes place between Mouse and Easy in Chapter 19? How does this conflict conclude?
7. What does Easy choose to reveal and not reveal to Mouse in Chapter 22?
8. How are the outcomes of Mr. Albright and the Mexican boy described in Chapter 30?
9. What clue does Easy present to Junior Fornay in Chapter 23? What is Junior’s response?
10. How does Easy elude police suspicion following the events of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Easy’s altercation with the teenagers on the beach in Chapter 8. What causes the initial conflict in this chapter? Why does Easy not defend himself against the gang? How is the theme of racism depicted through this encounter?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Zeppo in Chapter 19 and Zeppo’s relationship to the theme of racial identity. How is Zeppo described by the other characters? In what ways does Zeppo stand outside of the prescribed notions of race?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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