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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. Why does Johnny believe he has to keep one of his walls wet?

2. How does Johnny kill the convenience store clerk?

3. What compliment does Johnny give to the female captive in Part 2?

4. Johnny tells Squee that he should feel what emotion, with regard to the man in the second strip of Part 3?

5. Johnny goes into the cafe, in Part 3, instead of going where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Devi, and what brings her and Johnny together?

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

5. What is the last thing Johnny writes in his "die-ary", in Part 2?

6. What is the comic strip written by Johnny about?

7. How does Johnny feel about himself?

8. What is Squee's relationship with his parents like?

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

10. What does the survey taker question Johnny about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnny has a conversation with one of his captives about a theme which is prevalent in the book: internal versus external beauty. How does Johnny define "beauty"? Upon which of these characteristics does he place the most emphasis, and why? How does Johnny feel about himself? Is he beautiful internally, externally, both, or neither? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Nail-Bunny, D-Boy, Mr. Eff and Burger Boy all started off as the voices for different aspects of Johnny's personality; however, the Dough Boys became self-aware, and gained a great deal of power, while Nail Bunny and Burger Boy did not. What made Mr. Eff and Burger Boy different from the others? How, and why, did they become so powerful? What purpose do they serve in the book? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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