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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. What is the couple in Part 3 talking about as they walk home from the theater?

2. How does Squee's father respond when Squee tells him he is frightened?

3. What does Johnny stab the surveyor with?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the reasons Johnny cites for killing people in the cafe, in Part 3?

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

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

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

7. How does Johnny's first encounter with Devi end?

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

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

10. Who is Shmee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnny states, at the end of the book, that he doesn't like where his life is, but he is excited about where it is going. What doesn't Johnny like about his life at present? What changes is he making that will affect the course of his life in the future? What will the results of those changes be, and why? What are Johnny's long-term goals? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

In the foreword, it is said that JTHM is good for readers, and that animal instincts must be given expression in the imagination or they will be set loose in the real world. Do you agree with this statement? Is it a good thing for people to read things such as JTHM, to give themselves the opportunity to fantasize about things that are unacceptable in modern society? Or does it desensitize the reader to violence, making the escape of those deadly animal instincts even more likely? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Tess learns some valuable lessons about the way she was living her life, through her captivity and experience at Johnny's. Why does she dislike Kirk and the other captives? Why did she spend so much time with Dillon, if she disliked him so much? What does she realize about the people with whom she associated herself? If she had escaped, what would she have changed? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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