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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 does Squee see when he returns to his room from talking to his parents, in Part 1?

2. Who does the woman in the couple make fun of, in Part 3?

3. What song is Johnny listening to as he walks, in the first strip of Part 3?

4. Who is Johnny's voice of insanity, who drives him further into his illness?

5. What is the subject of the public service announcement in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny feel about his victims?

2. Which characters influence Johnny, regarding whether or not he should commit suicide, in Part 1?

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

4. How does Johnny feel about himself?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Squee in Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne Gwish's role in the book is small, but important. What are her main concerns? How does she perpetuate the problem from which she wishes to escape? What message is the author attempting to communicate through use of her character, and 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

Faith is an important motif in this book. How does Johnny feel about God and the afterlife? Does his opinion change after talking to God and Satan? Why or why not? How do Johnny's attitudes about faith and religion play a part in his interactions with his victims? Would his actions change if he had faith? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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