View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does D-Boy say about Devi in Part 2?

2. Why did Johnny choose to buy the house he currently lives in?

3. What does Johnny ask his captive, at the beginning of Part 2?

4. What does Squee do when he sees the survey taker?

5. What does Johnny do with the surveyor after stabbing him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the first captive in Part 2 ask Johnny to do, and why does he refuse?

2. What does Happy Noodle Boy do, at the end of Part 3?

3. What discussion does Johnny have at the beginning of Part 3?

4. What happens to Squee in Part 3?

5. Who is the main character, and what does he do?

6. How does Johnny feel about his victims?

7. What happens at the convenience store, in Part 2?

8. Why isn't Johnny's victim amused by the story Johnny tells in Part 3?

9. What precipitates Johnny's rampage at the fast-food restaurant?

10. What comments does Johnny make, in Part 2, regarding his victims' last moments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Devi, Johnny's love interest, is an important character, though her part is small. Why does Johnny try to kill Devi? How does she react to this incident? What were Johnny's intentions, and how did she interpret his actions? Why is she the only one of Johnny's victims who survives? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Johnny meets the Devil in Part 6. How is the Devil depicted? What do Johnny and the Devil talk about? What is the purpose of Hell, and why are its inhabitants there? What information does the Devil give to Johnny? Why is he able to get this information from the Devil, but not from God? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The Devil explains to Johnny that his role on Earth was that of a "waste-lock." What, specifically, was Johnny's intended purpose, according to the Devil? Why was he a poor choice to fulfill that role? Why was the function he performed a necessary one? What set Johnny apart from the other waste-locks? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,056 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample