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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. How does Squee's mother react when he tells her he is frightened?

2. What does the survey taker note about one of the more recent victims?

3. Why does Johnny mutilate the man in the second strip of Part 3?

4. What does Johnny write in his "die-ary" at the end of Part 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't the first captive in Part 2 afraid of dying, and how does Johnny respond to his lack of fear?

2. What does Johnny do to help Squee, in Part 3?

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

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

5. What happens to Squee in Part 3?

6. Who is Shmee?

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

8. What happens to Happy Noodle Boy, in Part 2?

9. How does Johnny feel about his second captive, the young woman, in Part 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tess comments that she can't believe that she is leaving a house where jerks are kept in chains and tortured, to the outside world where they roam free. What service is Johnny providing to the general public? Is there anything redeeming in his activities? What might he do differently to be more of a benefit to society? Does he teach people anything, or simply gratify his own anger? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Johnny is afraid of the monster that lives behind his wall, and thinks he has to paint the wall with blood to keep the monster at bay. At what point does this idea go from a deranged fantasy, to an actual threat? Why is the monster included in the book? What purpose does it serve? 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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